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ISyE at a Glance
Established
- Established originally as a program in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech in 1924, ISyE became a School in 1945.
Highlights
- Number one graduate program in Industrial Engineering for the last 22 years, according to the 2013 U.S. News & World Report.
- Number one undergraduate program in Industrial Engineering for the last 17 years, according to the 2012 U.S. News & World Report.
- Largest Industrial (or similarly named) Engineering program in the country; the second largest is not even half our size.
Faculty
Students (Enrollment spring 2012)
- 1187 Undergraduate
- 264 Graduate
- 169 PhD
- 34% Female, 4% African American, and 11% Hispanic/Latino
Total Degrees Awarded
- Around 300 BS degrees, 215 MS degrees, and 30 PhD degrees per year
Degree Programs
Undergraduate:
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering with specialties in:
- Economic and Financial Systems
- General Industrial Engineering
- Operations Research
- Quality and Statistics
- Supply Chain Engineering
Graduate-Master's:
- Master of Science in Health Systems
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Master of Science Operations Research
- Master of Science in Quantitative and Computational Finance
- Master of Science in Statistics
- Master of Science in Computational Science Engineering
- Master of Science in Supply Chain Engineering
Executive Master's:
- Executive Master's in International Logistics
Graduate-Doctorate:
- PhD in Industrial Engineering with concentrations in:
- Statistics
- Supply Chain Engineering
- Economic Decision Analysis
- System Informatics and Controls
- Human- Integrated Systems
- PhD in Operations Research
- PhD in Algorithms, Combinatorics & Optimization
- PhD in Computational Science Engineering
- PhD in Bioinformatics
Prominent Research
- Research conducted in ISyE includes, but is not limited to, areas such as optimization, stochastic systems, manufacturing and logistics, simulation, statistics, natural systems, economic decision analysis, and human-integrated systems analysis.
Alumni
- Our alumni can be found around the globe in leadership positions within academia, consulting, engineering, financial services, healthcare, law, manufacturing, retailing, transportation, and more.
Starting Salary
- Yearly Medium Starting Salary with a BS in IE: $63,000
Naming
- ISyE was named in honor of H. Milton Stewart, who has a long history of philanthropy at Georgia Tech. H. Milton Stewart, Jr., IE 1961, and Carolyn J. Stewart, Honorary Alumna 2008, established the H. Milton Stewart Endowment Fund for ISyE Programs in 1995 and the H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair in ISyE in 1999.
Opportunities for Involvement
- Alumni Events
- Career Fairs and Job Postings
- Class Presentations and Panels
- Senior Design Projects
- Student Group Sponsorships
- Scholarships, Fellowships, and Student Awards
- Faculty and Research Center Collaborations and Support
- Executive Master's in International Logistics
- Supply Chain & Logistics Professional Education Courses
For more information contact Nancy Sandlin, ISyE director of development, at 404.385.7458.
Chair and Associate Chairs
- Chair
Jane Ammons, PhD
H. Milton & Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair and Professor - Associate Chair
Paul Kvam, PhD
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and Professor - Associate Chair
Chen Zhou, PhD
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor - Associate Chair
Harvey Donaldson
Associate Chair of Industry and International Programs
