Industrial and systems engineering
You'll learn what it takes to build and manage complex systems like global supply chains and become a big-picture thinker. You'll brainstorm solutions and improve quality and efficiency for a wide range of industries, from healthcare to manufacturing to computing.
Major highlights
Flexible elective options: Curate your skills in areas like analytics, product design, healthcare, supply chain, management, consulting, and sustainability.
Multidisciplinary: Our program blends science, engineering, mathematics, and management.
$67,675 estimated starting salary of our graduates.
2 in 5 option: Earn two degrees (bachelor’s and master’s) with our five-year integrated program.
Student groups
There are many you can join as an ISyE major at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering, including the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). See cse.umn.edu/studentgroups.
Career examples
- Systems engineer
- Industrial engineer
- Operations engineer
- Supply chain analyst
- Consultant
- Quality engineer
- Financial engineer
- Business software developer
For more info on career prospects, visit: What can I do with a major in industrial and systems engineering?
"To me, there is no more powerful investment than the chance at an education.”—Joshua Ichen, ISyE major
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Chamberlain Gregg
Major: Industrial and systems engineering
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.
“I love my major because of how diverse and applicable all the information is. The same methods of solving problems can be applied to airlines, warehouses, amusement parks—really anything.”
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