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Industrial Engineering degrees in the USA in 2024

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Industrial Engineering Degrees in the USA

Study Industrial Engineering Degrees

Industrial engineering is a discipline of engineering that deals with the optimisation of processes, organisations and systems within manufacturing operations. As an industrial engineer, you will work across several areas, such as engineering management. You will be aiming to increase efficiency, improve quality control, work towards sustainability and comply with the appropriate regulations.

During an Industrial Engineering degree, you will cover a range of areas. These will vary from the basics of engineering to specific sub-discipline modules. Some examples of the modules you might study are:

  • Engineering Science
  • Project Management for Engineers
  • Industrial Systems
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Operations and Plant Management

Study in the USA

With over 1.1 million international students choosing the USA as their higher education destination each year, the country is one of the most popular study abroad destinations in the world. There are consistently many USA based universities and colleges ranked within the top 100 in the QS World University rankings, and it is not uncommon for the top 10 rankings to be dominated by American universities as well. As one of the biggest countries in the world, you will have many choices when it comes to deciding where you want to study abroad.

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