Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis and synthesis, as well as the mathematical, physical and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering design to specify, predict, and evaluate the results to be obtained from such systems or processes. Its underlying concepts overlap considerably with certain business-oriented disciplines such as operations management, but the engineering side tends to emphasize extensive mathematical proficiency and usage of quantitative methods.

Depending on the sub-speciality(ies) involved, industrial engineering may also be known as operations management, management science, operations research, systems engineering, or manufacturing engineering, usually depending on the viewpoint or motives of the user. Recruiters or educational establishments use the names to differentiate themselves from others. In health care, industrial engineers are more commonly known as health management engineers or health systems engineers.

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Matching Industrial Engineering Colleges

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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Four or more years; Public; 20,291 students; $24,195 average out-state tuition; $5,873 average in-state tuition
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Four or more years; Public; 41,674 students; $35,812 average out-state tuition; $11,648 average in-state tuition
Texas A & M University-College Station Four or more years; Public; 48,885 students; $19,727 average out-state tuition; $5,297 average in-state tuition
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Four or more years; Public; 44,406 students; $26,276 average out-state tuition; $14,412 average in-state tuition
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Four or more years; Public; 30,870 students; $20,498 average out-state tuition; $7,309 average in-state tuition
Purdue University-Main Campus Four or more years; Public; 41,051 students; $26,144 average out-state tuition; $8,592 average in-state tuition
Columbia University in the City of New York Four or more years; Private not for profit; 24,188 students; $41,160 average out-state tuition; $41,160 average in-state tuition