• The Master of Engineering (M.Eng) in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of California is a 1-year program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on both full-time and a part-time basis.
  • The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) offers 3 graduate programs:
    • Master of Engineering (MEng)
    • Master of Science (MSc)
    • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). 
  • The MEng is a professional, full-time, accelerated professional master's degree program.
  • It combines business-oriented coursework with application-focused industrial engineering and operations research courses emphasizing Optimization Analytics, Risk Modeling, Simulation, and Data Analysis.
  • The minimum number of units to complete a degree is 25-semester units.
  • The 2020-21 cohort is 245 students. Technical class sizes range from typically 10-30 students in a technical course, to a weekly lecture of 150.
  • Students must take the capstone integration course each semester.
  • All students must complete 5 units of capstone courses: 2 units in the fall semester and 3 units in the spring semester.
  • Students learn advanced techniques in IEOR and skills that prepare them to lead teams in developing new engineering solutions: skills in managing complex projects, motivating people, and directing financial and operational matters.
  • The UC Berkeley IEOR department's graduate program was ranked 3rd in the nation according to the latest U.S. News and World Report's 2019 rankings.