An applications oriented ISE department covering most areas of industrial and systems engineering. The educational philosophy of the Institute is to develop scientific generalists who are well versed in several disciplines within science and engineering and who can range across the boundaries of disciplines in their pursuit of knowledge and insight.
Most graduate students work on research projects or projects with local industry.
Consistently rated among the top ten. Has twenty-four faculty whose interests span the breadth of Industrial Engineering. Well situation in the heart of manufacturing in a growing manufacturing state. The Master's Program with a major in Quality Assurance is offered by the industrial engineering technology department in order to meet an established need in both manufacturing and service industries. The program focuses on total quality management and on analytical methods such as statistics, process, analysis, and problem solving techniques.