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Bachelor of Science Industrial Engineering

As an industrial engineering major, you'll focus on improving performance for an entire system — productivity, quality, cost, safety, sustainability, employee health and market enhancement. Industrial engineering careers can be found in manufacturing, healthcare, logistics and distribution, retail environments, government agencies, financial institutions and virtually any product or service that has complex processes.

Experiential Learning

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Institute of Industrial and System Engineers (IISE)

As a member of the WVU student chapter of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, your goal is to develop leadership of industrial engineering students at WVU and to expose members to the responsibilities of professional industrial engineers.

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Alpha Pi Mu

Alpha Pi Mu is the national industrial engineering honorary society. developed to provide a common ground on which outstanding young industrial engineers could exchange ideas, and to provide experience which could help their future professional development.

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Industrial Engineering Capstone Program

Join a team of 3-6 senior industrial engineering students who will have at least one prior full-time internship or co-op experience, and will partner with industry leaders for their capstone to resolve a complex problem using industrial engineering skills and tools.

The fast track to earn bs/ms degrees

The Industrial Engineering program offers an accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s program. ABM program is a unique opportunity to pursue both a bachelor's and a master's degree at WVU in the same or related disciplines in an accelerated time frame. To be eligible for the ABM, students must meet the requirements for Attaining Multiple Curricula.

Focus Areas

DECISION SCIENCES

Use mathematical tools, computer models and information technology to provide management with the tools and strategies to improve operations.

PRODUCTION, PLANNING AND CONTROL

Work with modern tools to plan and control operations to maximize production while working within cost and quality constraints.

HUMAN FACTORS

Design and arrange workplaces, along with management strategies, to maximize employee productivity and safety in real-world situations.

MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Improve manufacturing processes through the application of smart sensors, automated devices and data driven modeling techniques.

Undergraduate Research

The WVU Industrial Engineering Capstone Program aims to develop mutually-beneficial relationships with businesses in the community and senior-level industrial engineering students, by providing industrial engineering support. The WVU IECP supports and coordinates the senior design projects for graduating seniors.

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Nature of Program

The discipline of industrial engineering has a rich, ever-increasing diversity of applications. Traditionally, industrial engineers have been employed by manufacturing companies to do facilities and plant design, plant management, quality control, ergonomics, and production engineering.  As an industrial engineer today, you can be employed in almost any type of industry, business, or institution.  Because of your skills as an industrial engineer, you are more widely accessible and in greater demand among more industries than any other engineering discipline.

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COURSEWORK

This four-year degree program prepares you for a rewarding career in areas like manufacturing, logistics, service, entertainment and healthcare.

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our students know best

Our students can give you first hand knowledge about their experience in the industrial engineering program.

Get Hired

With an industrial engineering degree, you'll have a wide net to cast when looking for employment in your field. These are just some of the companies and government agencies that have recently hired our graduates:

Northrop Grumman, DHL, Epic, Boeing, Saint-Gobain, Deloitte, Wabtec Corporation, ThermoFisher Scientific, Toyota

Student perspective

Meet one of our students who is gaining real-world experience in the workforce.

Brianna Buccini

Brianna Buccini, an industrial engineering student minoring in data analytics, has allowed her involvement with student organizations and hands-on research to take her to new heights. As a Statler Ambassador and former Vice President of the Institute of Industrial and System Engineers, these experiences have landed her internships at Wabtec Corporation, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Development and MSA Safety.

The Future Will Be Built By Those Who Are Willing To Go After It.

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Questions?

For more information about the industrial engineering program,
contact Ashish Nimbarte by email ashish.nimbarte@mail.wvu.edu or by phone 304.293.9473.

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Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

1374 Evansdale Drive | PO Box 6070
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6070

Phone: 304.293.4821 | Email: statler-info@mail.wvu.edu

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