Industrial and Systems Engineering is the engineering of decision-making. Our tools can be applied throughout business, science, engineering, and beyond, in both the private and public sectors. Industrial and systems engineers design, improve, and optimize processes, systems, and products and services themselves. In today’s competitive marketplace in which cost efficiency and scarcity of resources are paramount, industrial and systems engineers play a critical role. This is why our graduates are so sought-after.
ISE graduates take a “systems” perspective – assessing all of the inputs and outputs, the people, money, machines, information, resources, and time – in order to do things better. Using mathematical models and methods, the industrial and systems engineer makes an impact through critical decision-making. This is why, over time, our graduates rise through the managerial ranks. | LEARN MORE >>
Course Advisor 2023:
Lehigh ISE is ranked #7 in Best Industrial Engineering Schools (among 105).
College Factual 2023:
Lehigh ISE is ranked #8 (Bachelor's Degree, among 85), #4 (Master's Degree, among 85), #7 (Doctor's Degree among 71). Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the US.
College Raptor 2023:
Lehigh ISE is ranked #6 in Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor degree Programs (among 113).
Niche 2023:
Lehigh ISE is ranked #3 (Best Value) and #10 (Best Academics) in Best Colleges with Industrial Engineering Degrees in America (among 129).
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