PhD in
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering
The Grainger College of Engineering
Key Information
Campus location
Urbana, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 5 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
15 Jan 2024
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
Introduction
The Ph.D. in industrial engineering offers advanced studies in operations research, optimization, supply chain and revenue management, financial engineering, quality and reliability engineering, and product design and development. Students will work closely with top-tier faculty to complete independent research contributing to their area of choice.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Students in our Ph.D. program are fully funded through The Grainger College of Engineering’s Five-Year PhD Funding Guarantee during their first five years of enrollment. Students are guaranteed a funded appointment for fall and spring that includes a full tuition waiver, a partial fee waiver, and a stipend. Students are also eligible for summer support. Students must remain in Good Academic Standing and successfully perform the duties of their assistantships.
Students are also encouraged to seek out fellowships and assistantships through our department and various partners.
Curriculum
Students pursuing a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering have the option of entering the program with a bachelor's or master's degree. If entering with a bachelor's, students may earn their master's degree during the program or not at all.
Entering with a master's degree
- 64 total hours
- 32 hours of thesis credit
- 20 hours of 400/500-level IE courses
- 12 hours of STEM course credit outside the major
Entering with a bachelor's degree
- 96 total hours
- 40 hours of thesis credit
- 32 hours of 400/500-level IE courses
- 12 hours of STEM course credit outside the major
- 12 hours of elective course credit chosen with advisor
Required for all students
- Hold a minimum GPA of 3.25 to graduate from the program
- Pass written and oral qualifying exams
- Pass preliminary exam
- Pass the final exam or dissertation defense
- Pay dissertation deposit
Rankings
#11 Overall engineering graduate program
(U.S. News & World Report 2023)
Program Outcome
Graduate-level students should be able to:
- Apply theory and methodologies to areas of research that address areas within Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering.
- Effectively relate and communicate their data findings to peers, faculty and possibly peer-reviewed journals.
- Formulate and solve complex problems with ISE by applying appropriate techniques and tools.
- Write and defend a thesis that is designed with scientifically accepted methods and can be applied to improve a design or other real-world issue.
- Teach concepts critical to the discipline of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the university level.