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Be a Badger. Be a better engineer.

Advance your career, gain technical and business skills, and immediately impact your organization with a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from UW–Madison. Our graduate programs give you the advanced knowledge, analytics and skills to become a leader and drive decision-making in almost any field — from finance and health care to public service and manufacturing. As one of our graduates, you will be in high demand and ready to move into a higher-level position.

  • Learn on campus or entirely online — our programs are offered in flexible formats for students at every stage of their career
  • Stand out with an advanced degree from one of the country’s top graduate engineering programs
  • Earn more with your graduate degree — engineers with master’s degrees earn an average of 22 percent more than engineers with bachelor’s degrees*

The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering’s graduate programs are top-ranked among U.S. public universities by U.S. News & World Report

Explore Industrial and System Engineering programs at UW–Madison

Master’s degree

Industrial Engineering: Human Factors & Health Systems Engineering MS

Apply engineering to improve healthcare with the Industrial Engineering: Human Factors & Health Systems Engineering MS program. You’ll develop skills in health system analysis and human factors design to make a lasting impact on health care.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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Master’s degree

Industrial Engineering: Systems Engineering & Analytics MS

Be prepared to meet the strong market demand for engineers who have mastered analytical tools and can transform data into insights. You’ll gain expertise in optimization models and methods, applied industrial analytics, simulation modeling, and analysis.

Fall 2025

Deadline: 12/15/24

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Accelerated, Face-to-face

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Master’s degree

Manufacturing Systems Engineering: Manufacturing Engineering MS

Learn to optimize manufacturing systems with the Manufacturing Systems Engineering: Manufacturing Engineering MS program. You’ll gain skills in supply chain management and data analysis to optimize manufacturing processes.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 05/01/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Online

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Master’s degree

Engineering Management MS

Lead with technical expertise through the Engineering Management MS program. You’ll develop expertise in project management, hone your negotiation skills, and gain a strong foundation in engineering law and ethics to become a well-rounded engineering leader.

Summer 2025

Deadline: 05/01/25

Tuition

$1,300 per credit

Credits

30 graduate credits

Modality

Online

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This program made me a better person and a stronger candidate on the job market.

Aron Saevarsson

Aron Eli Saevarsson

Industrial Engineering: Systems Engineering & Analytics MS
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Join a flourishing and collaborative community at UW-Madison

At UW–Madison, we help you find the path to a better life, for you and for the people around you. Whatever your dream, UW–Madison is a catalyst for the extraordinary. That’s because we want you to move the world forward.

*UW–Madison Academic Planning and Institutional Research Dataviz (in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science.) Percent increase identified by comparing median salaries of engineering bachelor’s and master’s graduates one year after college.