• The Master of Industrial Engineering (MIE) is a professional non-thesis degree, requiring 31 credit hours of approved courses at the 500-level or above, including a final project of one credit hour.
  • Students who have a BA or a BS degree in any field of engineering or related study may apply.
  • Industrial engineering improves the efficiency and safety of various systems in manufacturing, services, health care, energy, and logistics.
  • It uses mathematical and physical models to make data-driven decisions needed in every major economic sector.
  • The Professional Master's Program in Industrial Engineering at Rice University is for students seeking a deeper understanding of how sophisticated decision models can optimize complex systems in any industry as well as the nonprofit sector.
  • Students benefit from being located in Houston; the nation's energy capital, home of the world's largest medical center, and the city providing the greatest number of manufacturing jobs in America.