Program Overview
Industrial and Systems Engineering Master of Science Degree
Overview
RIT’s industrial and systems engineering MS explores new solutions to challenges in services, manufacturing, product development, and data-driven decision-making.
Why Pursue an Industrial and Systems Engineering Master's at RIT?
- STEM-OPT Visa Eligible: The STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program allows full-time, on-campus international students on an F-1 student visa to stay and work in the U.S. for up to three years after graduation.
- Flexible Curriculum: Become an innovative problem solver through an exciting, flexible program that weaves research and optional co-op opportunities together.
- Hands-on Experience: Learn to design, improve, and control complex systems to make them more profitable, practical, and flexible.
- Top-Notch Faculty: Work side-by-side with experienced industrial and systems engineering faculty conducting research on contemporary problems.
What is an Industrial Engineer?
An industrial engineer uses their knowledge of manufacturing and production systems, work efficiencies, energy, and natural resources and materials to develop, improve, and optimize integrated systems to become more efficient and sustainable.
RIT’s Industrial and Systems Engineering MS
Our systems and industrial engineering master’s degree allows you to customize your coursework while working closely with industrial and systems engineering faculty in a contemporary, applied research area.
Careers and Experiential Learning
Typical Job Titles
- Continuous Improvement Engineer
- Operations Leadership Development Associate
- Safety Specialist/Engineer
- Vice President of Manufacturing
- Industrial Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Technology Energy Analyst
- Sustainability Engineer
- Human Factors Engineer
- Systems Engineer
Cooperative Education and Internships
Cooperative education is strongly encouraged for graduate students in the industrial engineering master's program.
Curriculum
Industrial and Systems Engineering, MS degree, typical course sequence
- First Year
- ISEE-601: Systems Modeling and Optimization
- ISEE-760: Design of Experiments
- ISEE-771: Engineering of Systems I
- ISEE-795: Graduate Seminar
- ISEE Electives
- Second Year
- Graduate Electives
- Choose one of the following:
- ISEE-788: Project with Paper, plus one ISEE Elective
- ISEE-790: Thesis
- ISEE-792: Engineering Capstone, plus one ISEE Elective
Total Semester Credit Hours
30
Admissions and Financial Aid
Application Details
To be considered for admission to the Industrial and Systems Engineering MS program, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:
- Complete an online graduate application.
- Submit copies of official transcript(s) (in English) of all previously completed undergraduate and graduate course work, including any transfer credit earned.
- Hold a baccalaureate degree (or US equivalent) from an accredited university or college in engineering, mathematics, or science.
- Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae.
- Submit a personal statement of educational objectives.
- Submit two letters of recommendation.
- Entrance exam requirements: GRE required. No minimum score requirement.
Cost and Financial Aid
An RIT graduate degree is an investment with lifelong returns. Graduate tuition varies by degree, the number of credits taken per semester, and delivery method.
Faculty
- Ehsan Rashedi: Assistant Professor
- Nasibeh Azadeh Fard: Assistant Professor
- Patricia Cyr: Senior Lecturer
Research
The faculty and students in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering are engaging in numerous areas of research, including:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems
- Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering
- Cyber-physical Systems
- Data Analysis, Modeling and Simulations
- Energy and the Environment
- Micro/Nanoscale Systems, Devices, and Materials
Facilities
- Computational Design, Interfacing, Manufacturing and Education Lab
- Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering and Design Lab
- Industrial and Systems Engineering Teaching Labs
Program Outline
Industrial engineering is a multi-disciplinary engineering field at the intersection of mathematics, computer science, and business. The program teaches you how to design the systems behind products and services that affect our everyday lives.
The industrial engineering master’s offers you hands-on experiences designing, improving, and controlling complex systems to make them more profitable, practical, controllable, and flexible. As a result, you will become a problem-solver through a flexible program that leverages skills in advanced manufacturing processes, operations research, data analytics, human computer interaction and augmented reality, product development, ergonomics and human factors, health care, logistics and supply chain management, and sustainable design and development.
You also will have the opportunity to explore different domain areas while working closely with faculty doing research on contemporary problems. We encourage all of our students to participate in cooperative education, which enables you to apply your skills in the real world before you graduate, and helps to enhance your classroom learning once you return from co-op.
What is an Industrial Engineer?
An industrial engineer uses their knowledge of manufacturing and production systems, work efficiencies, energy, and natural resources and materials to develop, improve, and optimize integrated systems to become more efficient and sustainable. An industrial engineer improves how an organization integrates work processes, manufactures products, or provides services while also taking into account ergonomic analysis, logistics and supply chain management, and sustainable design and development with an overall systems approach.
RIT’s Master’s in Industrial Engineering
Our industrial engineering master’s degree allows you to customize your course work while working closely with industrial and systems engineering faculty in a contemporary, applied research area. Faculty members are currently conducting applied project and research work in the areas of contemporary and advanced manufacturing processes/systems, ergonomic/biomedical analysis, human computer interaction and augmented reality, logistics and supply chain management, health systems, energy systems, sustainable design and development, systems engineering/product development, and systems simulation.
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Students are also interested in: Engineering Management ME, Sustainable Engineering MS, Sustainable Systems MS
Careers and Experiential Learning
Typical Job Titles
Continuous Improvement Engineer |
Operations Leadership Development Associate |
Safety Specialist/Engineer |
Vice President of Manufacturing |
Industrial Engineer |
Quality Engineer |
Technology Energy Analyst |
Sustainability Engineer |
Human Factors Engineer |
Systems Engineer |
Cooperative Education and Internships
What makes an RIT education exceptional? It’s the opportunity to complete relevant, hands-on engineering co-ops and internships with top companies in every single industry. At the graduate level, and paired with an advanced degree, cooperative education and internships give you the unparalleled credentials that truly set you apart. Learn more about graduate co-op and how it provides you with the career experience employers look for in their next top hires.
Cooperative education is strongly encouraged for graduate students in the industrial engineering master's program.
English Language Test Scores
International applicants whose native language is not English must submit one of the following official English language test scores. Some international applicants may be considered for an English test requirement waiver.
TOEFL |
IELTS |
PTE Academic |
88 |
6.5 |
60 |
International students below the minimum requirement may be considered for conditional admission. Each program requires balanced sub-scores when determining an applicant’s need for additional English language courses.