Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Optimize Your Future in Engineering
The University of Arizona offers a forward-looking master's degree program in industrial engineering, preparing students for advanced careers and leadership roles in industry and government or the pursuit of their next degree. Be the engineer of your educational and career paths by optimizing your degree plan. All graduate programs in the Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering are offered on the Main Campus and online.
The MS in Industrial Engineering is a competitive, nationally ranked program, focused on equipping the students with the knowledge and skills necessary to accelerate and boost their careers in today's fast paced industries, such as advanced manufacturing, data analytics, cybersecurity, healthcare, transportation, energy and more. Our program represents the next iteration of industrial engineering theory and practice made possible through the expertise, dedication and continuous innovation of our faculty and staff.
Why Choose Industrial Engineering?
- World-Renowned Faculty: Our courses are taught by faculty who are leading experts in their fields and have been recognized with prestigious national and international awards for their cutting-edge research and teaching innovation.
- Diverse, Innovative Curriculum: The industrial engineering graduate curriculum is built upon the broad spectrum of expertise of our faculty members – from manufacturing, supply chain management, and logistics to data analytics and machine learning, decision making and optimization, healthcare, cybersecurity, transportation, and energy. Our graduate advisors and faculty members will help you to structure a study plan that is balanced and tailored to your career goals and aspirations.
- Focus on Strong Methodological Foundations with Real-World Applications: All industrial engineering graduate courses emphasize rigorous methodology and scientific principles to provide students with both solid fundamentals and the latest advances in the field, while simultaneously developing the practical skills of applying the mastered concepts and tools to real-world problems and challenges.
- Flexible, Interactive Learning: The industrial engineering graduate courses are offered in flexible in-person and online formats to maximize the learning potential for on-campus and online students. Most of our graduate classes are offered via Zoom or Panopto recorded sessions, allowing the online students to engage with the instructors in real time and/or watch the lectures and study the material at their own pace.
MS Degree Options
The MS program in Industrial Engineering is offered in several options (Thesis, Project, and Coursework), which allow the student to tailor and balance their degree plan with respect to the depth of research involvement and breadth of coursework.
| Option | Requirement | Min. Units |
| Thesis Option | 24 units of graduate coursework 6 units of SIE 909 (Thesis) | 30 |
| Project Option | 27 units of graduate coursework At least 3 units of SIE 909 (MS Report) | 30 |
| Coursework Option | 33 units of graduate coursework | 33 |
Graduate Program Resources
Course Highlights
- SIE506 - Quality Engineering (PDF)
- SIE530 - Engineering Statistics (PDF)
- SIE531 - Simulation Modeling and Analysis (PDF)
- SIE533 - Fundamentals of Data Science for Engineers (PDF)
- SIE540 - Survey of Optimization Methods (PDF)
- SIE545 - Fundamentals of Optimization (PDF)
- SIE549 - Optimization for Machine Learning (PDF)
- SIE562 - Production Systems Analysis (PDF)
- SIE565 - Supply Chain Management (PDF)
- SIE 567 - Financial Modeling for Innovation (PDF)