Industrial Engineering (IE)
IE System integrators and managers
"Industrial engineers integrate people, information, material, equipment, processes and energy throughout the life cycle of the product, service or program."
- Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
The need to manage and integrate engineering systems demands that the IE interact with people from all disciplines and levels within an organization, so people-oriented skills are essential in the industrial engineering profession. The system-wide view and the people-oriented problem-solving characteristic are distinctive features of industrial engineers that set them apart from other traditional engineering professionals.
As an industrial engineer, you might manage business operations or supervise workplace safety and quality control. You might work in the industry to make manufacturing processes more efficient. You will have the option to work in a broad range of industries, from automotive manufacturing, aerospace, mining, healthcare, finance, education, and more.
IEs need to have a background in diverse fields. With that in mind, the four-year curriculum at Texas State includes courses from the following areas:
- Science, Math, and Engineering
- Engineering Materials, Design, Industrial statistics, automation, and systems design
- Ergonomics, supply chains, operations research, and safety, processes,
- Humanities and social sciences
The B.S. Industrial Engineering degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.
130+ Industrial Engineering Majors
$103K Annual mean wage of Industrial Engineers in Texas
14% Employment growth from 2020 to 2030
Minimum required: 129 semester credit hours
Career Opportunities
As an industrial engineering graduate you will have a variety of job opportunities in fields such as:
- Communication
- Education
- Finance
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Entertainment
- Government
- Information Technology
- Supply Chain
- Transportation
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