Industrial engineering (MS, PhD)

Our industrial engineering program is ranked 18th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and is among the top programs in the western United States. Our faculty are internationally recognized for their research, conducting many funded, state-of-the-art research projects for both government and industry. They are not only involved in leading-edge research from both methodological and applications perspectives, but they also actively advise students, teach innovation and continuously improve their curriculum.

Our programs are strongly focused in industrial statistics and quality engineering, applied operations research, production and supply-chain logistics and enterprise information systems in challenging manufacturing and service environments. Graduate students discover tremendous opportunities for professional growth in developing competitive manufacturing and service systems that will integrate people, equipment and information to meet the needs of the 21st century. Currently, more than 65 of our doctoral graduates hold faculty positions at institutions of higher learning around the world.

Industrial engineering, MS: The Master of Science in Industrial Engineering program offers a thesis track and a non-thesis track. At the time of the admission, students’ applications are considered primarily for the non-thesis track. After matriculating at Arizona State University, a student may consult and receive approval from the Industrial Engineering faculty to pursue the thesis track. Final consideration and approval will be given to students who have obtained an ASU graduate GPA of 3.2.

Industrial engineering combines knowledge from the physical, mathematical and social sciences to design efficient manufacturing and service systems that integrate people, equipment and information. Improvements made by industrial engineers in automation, information control and process quality revolutionized manufacturing in the past century and greatly increased our quality of life. Trends towards globalization, increased complexity and rapid technological innovation create an even greater need for industrial engineering in the 21st century.

Successful industrial engineering concepts are also spreading to the financial, logistics, and healthcare services industries, affording new areas of opportunity.

MS Catalog Program

Industrial engineering, PhD: Both a written and an oral comprehensive examination are required on or before completion of the 57 credit hours of course work in the program of study. The candidate must also successfully pass the dissertation prospectus and the dissertation oral defense.

Please see the ASU Graduate Policies and Procedures for additional information.

PhD Catalog Program

Graduate admissions

Thank you for your interest in pursuing a graduate degree in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence. Here you can learn more about the admissions process and application requirements.

Deadline dates

All application materials must be submitted by the following deadline dates:

Admission requirements

For questions regarding supplemental materials, such as letters of recommendation requirements or your statement of purpose, contact [email protected]. For questions regarding the online graduate application or the status of documents, please contact Graduate Admissions.