The Industrial and Systems Engineering -/Master of Science is a Master degree offered by The Ohio State University at its main campus in Columbus , United States of America. The program is delivered on campus as a Full Time course in English and requires approximately 2 years to complete. Students study at the university's main campus while gaining the knowledge and practical experience expected for this area of study. The next intake is available from August 24, 2027.

About Industrial and Systems Engineering -/Master of Science

The ISE Department offers both an MS and PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering. These degrees offer students with an opportunity to specialize in one of several concentration areas, opening doors to new jobs and career paths. These concentration areas include:

Data Analytics and Optimization (MS only)
Human Systems Integration (MS and PhD) also known as Human Factors or Ergonomics
Integrated Lean Six Sigma (MS only)
Manufacturing Processes (MS and PhD)
Operations Research (MS and PhD)
Supply Chain Management and Production Systems (MS only)
Business Logistics Engineering (MS only)

Data Analytics and Optimization

With the explosion of interest in big data analytics, skills that encompass both data management and business analysis are in great demand. This concentration on Data Analytics and Optimization focuses on using large data sets, computer models, and optimization methods to support data-driven decision-making. This combination of big data analytics with optimization is increasingly important in a wide variety of industries, including a focus on healthcare, retail and financial decision making, supply chain and logistics, manufacturing and energy systems.

The ISE MS Program in Data Analytics and Optimization is designed to provide students with a strong background in analytics, data science, computer science and optimization methods. Graduates will be prepared in the use of critical tool sets necessary for managing, visualizing, and extracting useful information from big data, as well as powerful skill sets for modeling, simulation, optimization and decision analysis in order to support efficient data-driven decision making. PhD students can focus on these topics and associated research in even greater depth.

Applicants typically have a background in industrial engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, operations research, mathematics or statistics.

Human Systems Integration

The ISE Department has one of the premier research and educational programs in human systems integration in the world. This research focuses on both the mind and the body, with leading research efforts in cognitive systems engineering, biodynamics, physical ergonomics and safety engineering. Graduate students interested in human systems integration can specialize and complete either a master's concentration or PhD in one of the following areas:

Cognitive systems engineering
Physical ergonomics and biodynamics
Safety engineering

Applicants typically have a background in industrial engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, operations research or industrial design.

Manufacturing Processes

At the graduate level, ISE Department offers both an MS concentration and PhD focusing on its excellent program in advanced manufacturing processes. This includes education and research concerned with:

Composites and nanocomposites manufacturing
Forming of lightweight materials
Light metal alloy development
Light metal casting processes
Micromachining and precision engineering
Polymer processing

Operations Research

The ISE Department has an outstanding group of faculty working in operations research, and awards both an MS and PhD to students with a focus on the following topics in operations research:

Data analytics
Logistics and supply chain analysis
Optimization
Simulation
Statistics, data analysis and experimental design
Stochastic modeling

Supply Chain Management and Production Systems

Logistics is the science of design, control, and maintenance of the effective and efficient flow of resources, service, manufactures goods, personnel, and information. The Industrial Engineer typically focuses on certain aspects of logistics in the supply chain. Theese include:

Transportation of raw materials to the manufacturer.
Handling and storage of raw materials.
Production and storage of goods.
- Scheduling and control of jobs and activities.
- Management of the labor force.
Warehousing of finished goods.
Delivery of product to the customer.
Design of various portions of the supply chain that include raw material and distribution networks, production and warehouse facilities.
Design and control of information flow.

Business Logistics Engineering

ISE also offers a joint MS degree with the Fisher College of Business: the Master's of Business Logistics Engineering.

One of only a few similar programs at top universities in the country, the Master in Business Logistics Engineering (MBLE) is designed to enable students to enter the job market equally comfortable with logistics strategy, the management of logistics operations, and engineering tasks such as facility design and implementation of logistics technology.

Master in Business Logistics Engineering students come from diverse undergraduate majors such as computer science, economics, engineering, finance, international relations and management.

Diverse Career Opportunities

Both the MS and PhD in ISE offer career opportunities in a whole host of industries:

Manufacturing and production
Health care
Finance
Energy systems
Retail and distribution
Aviation
Information technology
Marketing
Education

Requirements and Admission Criteria for Industrial and Systems Engineering -/Master of Science at The Ohio State University

Entry Requirements

The minimum requirement for admission to an Ohio State graduate program is 16 years of study. This is usually 12 years of secondary school plus four years of post-secondary study at a college or university. If you only have three years of post-secondary study, you must complete one of the following:

A master's degree (or higher)
An approved post-graduate diploma
An additional year of university-level coursework

This work must be completed at an accredited university. Please note that we cannot give absolute assurance that your academic documentation will qualify you for graduate study until we have reviewed your documents. When you apply, you must provide transcripts and degree statements for all post-secondary course work at a college or university.

English Requirements

IELTSMin 7
TOEFLMin 79

English Program Requirements

Success at Ohio State depends upon your ability to converse in, write and understand English. The university requires official TOEFL or IELTS scores from applicants:

whose native language is not English,
who have been educated primarily outside of the U.S., or
who have held U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee status for less than one year from the first term of enrollment.

Tuition and Fee Information for Industrial and Systems Engineering -/Master of Science at The Ohio State University

How to Apply for Industrial and Systems Engineering -/Master of Science at The Ohio State University

Success at Ohio State depends upon your ability to converse in, write and understand English. The university requires official TOEFL or IELTS Academic test scores from applicants:

whose native language is not English,
who have been educated primarily outside of the U.S., or
who have held U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee status for less than one year from the first term of enrollment.

To be official, score results must be received directly from the testing agency (ETS or IELTS) by your application deadline.

Minimum test scores

Note: Many graduate programs require a score above these minimums.

TOEFL
- 19 on each section of the paper-based TOEFL
- 79 on the internet-based TOEFL or TOEFL Special Home Edition
IELTS
- 7.0 on the IELTS Academic test or IELTS Indicator (6.5 for Moritz College of Law applicants)
Duolingo
- 105 or higher
- Note: The Duolingo test cannot be used to exempt an admitted student from the English placement exam or the Oral Proficiency Assessment for Graduate Teaching Associates.

Exemptions

Applicants who are citizens of, or who have received a bachelor’s degree or higher from, one of the following countries are exempt from the English proficiency requirement: Australia, Belize, the British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada (except Quebec), England, Guyana, Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Scotland, the United States and Wales.

If you are admitted

With few exceptions, international students (including those who were exempted from English proficiency requirements) are required to sit for an ESL Composition Placement Test upon arrival. In addition, if you are awarded a Graduate Teaching Associateship and English is not your first language, you will be required to certify your oral proficiency in English before assuming your associateship duties.

Read more about requirements after you are admitted.

One of Ohio State's graduate admission criteria is the completion of an American four-year bachelor's degree or the equivalent. Three-year degrees are not generally recognized to be equivalent.

How to become eligible to apply to graduate school

The minimum requirement for admission to an Ohio State graduate program is 16 years of study. This is usually 12 years of secondary school plus four years of post-secondary study at a college or university. If you only have three years of post-secondary study, you must complete one of the following:

A master's degree (or higher)
An approved post-graduate diploma
An additional year of university-level coursework

This work must be completed at an accredited university. Please note that we cannot give absolute assurance that your academic documentation will qualify you for graduate study until we have reviewed your documents. When you apply, you must provide transcripts and degree statements for all post-secondary course work at a college or university.

Additional notes for specific countries

The following degrees are recognized by Ohio State.

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Australia
Bangladesh
Canada
France
Germany
India
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom (England)

Australia

Bachelor's degree, Honours Completion of four to six years of post-secondary study beyond the Year 12 Secondary Certificate.
Bachelor's degree Completion of a program of post-secondary study lasting four years in Education or Engineering; five years in Veterinary Science, Dentistry or Architecture; or seven years in Medicine and Surgery.
Master's degree (Pass) Completion of one to two years of full-time postgraduate study beyond a three-year bachelor's degree.
Postgraduate diploma Completion of one to two years of postgraduate study beyond a bachelor's degree in a particular subject.

Bangladesh

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.Sc.Engg), Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc.Ag.) Completion of four years of post-secondary study beyond the Higher Secondary Certificate.
Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master's of Commerce (M.Com.) Completion of one year of post-secondary study beyond a three-year bachelor's (honours) degree or completion of two years of post-secondary study beyond a two-year bachelor's (pass) degree.
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Completion of five years of post-secondary study beyond the Higher Secondary Certificate.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science (M.B.B.S.) Completion of five years of study beyond the Higher Secondary Certificate, plus one year of internship.

Canada

Bachelor's degree Completion of four or five years of post-secondary work. Sometimes designated as "Honours," "Four-year" or "Advanced."
Bachelor of Education Completion of one year of additional study beyond a three- or four-year bachelor's degree.
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B./B.Laws) First professional degree in law. Completion of two to three years of study beyond a bachelor's degree.

France

Maîtrise Completion of four years of post-secondary study (one year beyond the License, two years beyond the DEUG).
Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat de l'Enseignment Secondaire (CAPES) or Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat de l'Enseignment Technique (CAPET) Completion of four years of post-secondary study (one year beyond the License, two years beyond the DEUG), plus typically one year of practical teaching.
Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Commerciales, Administratives et Financiéres (DESCAF) or Diplôme des Grandes Ecoles (Diploma from a Grande Ecole) Completion of three years of post-secondary study following one year of classe préparatoire with concours (preparatory year with a competitive exam). Represents four years total of post-secondary study.
Diplôme d'Ingenieur (Diploma of Engineer) Completion of five years of post-secondary study (three years beyond the DEUG/DUT).
Diplôme d'Architecte (Diploma of Architecture) Completion of four to six years of post-secondary study. First professional degree in Architecture.

Germany

Diplom Degree awarded in science, psychology and social sciences after three to four years of post-secondary study following the Abitur. The Vordiplom (intermediate examination) is awarded after four semesters of basic studies (Grundstudium) and grants the student access to two to four semesters of advanced studies (Hauptstudium) leading to the Diplom degree.
Magister Artium Degree awarded in humanities after three to four years of post-secondary study following the Abitur. The Zwischenprufung (intermediate examination) is awarded after four semesters of basic studies (Grundstudium) and grants the student access to two to four semesters of advanced studies (Hauptstudium) leading to the Magister Artium degree.
Staatsexamen Degree awarded in medicine, pharmacology, law and teaching after three to four years of post-secondary study following the Abitur. The Zwischenprufung (intermediate examination) is awarded after four semesters of basic studies (Grundstudium) and grants the student access to two to four semesters of advanced studies (Hauptstudium) leading to the Staatsexamen degree.

India

Three-year bachelor's degree plus a two-year master's degree or a one- to two-year (depending on attendance) post-graduate diploma.
Three-year BComm degree plus Associate Membership from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.

Pakistan

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Bachelor of Science (Honours), Bachelor of Architecture Completion of a four-year program of post-secondary study beyond the Higher Secondary Certificate.
Master's of Arts, Science, Commerce, Business Administration, Computer Science, Public Administration, Education or Social Work Completion of two years of post-secondary study beyond a two-year bachelor's degree (pass) in the same field or completion of one year of post-secondary study beyond a three-year bachelor's degree (honours) in the same field.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Completion of a five-year program of post-secondary study beyond the Higher Secondary Certificate.

South Africa

Bachelor's degree (Honours) in Humanities, Commerce and Science Completion of one year of further study beyond a three-year bachelor's degree.
Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Law, Engineering, Pharmacy or Education Completion of four years of post-secondary study.
Bachelor Degree of Technology (B.Tech.) Completion of four years of post-secondary study at a Technikon, including one year of experiential training.
Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine or Architecture Completion of five years of post-secondary study.
Bachelor's degree in Dentistry Completion of five and a half years of post-secondary study.
Bachelor's degree in Medicine or Theology Completion of six years of post-secondary study.

Sri Lanka

Bachelor's degree (Special) Awarded after four years of post-secondary study. Students specialize in the study of one subject.
Postgraduate diploma Generally require one year of study following upon the bachelor's degree.
M.B.B.S. Awarded after five years of study with an additional year of internship, which is compulsory.
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS), Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) Conferred after six years, with one year's internship prior to certification.

United Kingdom (England)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) [Ordinary and Honours] First degree, completion of three years of post-secondary study following GCE "A" levels.
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) [Ordinary and Honours] First degree, completion of four years of post-secondary study beyond GCE "A" levels.
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) First degree, completion of four years of post-secondary study beyond GCE "A" levels (three years at the B.Eng. (Hons) level plus one additional year).
Postgraduate diploma Completion of one to two years post-graduate study beyond a bachelor's degree (Ordinary).