Where Data Science Meets Decision Making and Critical Systems Thinking
Online Master of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering
- In-demand skills for career advancement
- Data science and decision-making focus
- Expert faculty conducting research with real-world application
- Customizable, fully online program
- No GMAT/GRE required
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Program Overview
Organizations depend on technical leaders who can achieve efficient, safe operations and consistently meet the highest standards in the face of constant change. The online Rutgers Master of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering curriculum builds multidisciplinary skills for fields including reliability and quality engineering, manufacturing, systems analytics, data science, supply chain management, logistics, process engineering, and software development.
By earning a master’s degree in systems engineering and industrial engineering, you’ll prepare to:
- Discover relevant trends in engineering data
- Project and improve systems reliability
- Make crucial decisions under conditions of uncertainty
- Communicate ideas to improve processes and industries
“We teach students to have a systems view. This broad view is what the industry is looking for.”
Mohsen A. Jafari, PhD, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Available 100% online, the required courses in this affordable industrial and systems engineering master’s program offer a fundamental knowledge of data analytics, operations engineering, and decision making. Pursue your professional interests by choosing from a variety of technical electives focused on skills in innovation strategy, quality management, energy analytics, systems modeling, or manufacturing processes.
You can view asynchronous lectures at the times that are best for your schedule and benefit from direct interactions with your instructors during virtual office hours. Online courses are taught by our faculty of researchers who break ground in areas including reliability modeling and optimization, data fusion, material processing, and smart systems.
As a Rutgers industrial engineering student, you’ll gain insights into your areas of interest through access to our extensive library and virtual computer lab. You’ll grow your professional network by joining a highly engaged community of engineers from a diverse range of backgrounds. Graduates from our online industrial engineering degree program are equipped to analyze complex situations, address risks, and develop innovative solutions.
Contact us to learn more about the online Master of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected 14 percent growth in positions for industrial engineers between 2020 and 2030 with high demand in a variety of manufacturing and consulting roles.
About Rutgers University School of Engineering
Rutgers School of Engineering is a place of possibilities—for students seeking success, for researchers seeking to create new technologies, and for faculty members and industry leaders seeking to form powerful and productive partnerships.
Rutgers University’s School of Engineering is a vibrant academic community whose richly diverse students and faculty are committed to globally sustainable engineering. Its mission is built on a commitment to fostering the integration of education and research to achieve transformational innovation that is ethically responsible and sustainable.
Mission Statement
Educate and train the future engineers for a complex, diverse, and global workplace.
- Provide innovative, high quality, relevant education to undergraduate and graduate students using the latest technology and educational techniques.
- Engage a diverse student body that exemplifies the core values of an engineering education for the purpose of improving and developing systems that solve complex problems and improve quality of life.
Conduct state-of-the-art and relevant research that embraces technology to address societal challenges of a multi-faceted United States and a globally connected world.
- Conduct cutting-edge research in strategically important engineering areas.
- Create an environment to encourage and assist faculty to become research leaders in their fields, gaining further national and international recognition.
Serve as a resource to local, state, and regional stakeholders to advance the public interest.
- Promote economic development through technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
By the Numbers
Our history of excellence in education and innovation has earned Rutgers the following national and world rankings:
#1
Public University in New Jersey
U.S. News & World Report
#15
Top Public University
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#40
Best National University
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#24
Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Programs
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#22
Best College for Veterans
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#29
University in the U.S.
Center for World University Rankings
#62
Best Graduate Engineering Schools
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#34
Most Innovative Schools
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