Bachelor's Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Enrollment and Graduation Data

Program Mission

The mission of the Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering Program is to provide an education based on a strong engineering core, complemented by studies in systems and data science, to prepare the graduate to work on cross-disciplinary systems and be able to assume positions of increasing technical responsibility. 

Program Educational Objectives

The objectives of the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) program can be summarized as follows:

1. Develop, implement and improve systems comprised of people, processes, hardware or software elements that are innovative, reliable and cost-efficient.

2. Use ISE tools to address real world problems and create solutions consistent with societal needs including economic, ethical and environmental considerations.

3. Provide leadership for, and communicate effectively within, data-intensive, multidisciplinary team-based environments in diverse and dynamically changing organizations.

4. Continue to develop skills in engineering, technology management, business and other Industrial and Systems Engineering related fields.

Student Outcomes

 By the time of graduation, Industrial and Systems Engineering students will have:

1. An ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.

2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.

3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.

5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.

7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

8. A fundamental knowledge and an appreciation of the technology and business processes necessary to nurture new technologies from concept to commercialization.

Graduates of the Industrial and Systems Engineering program often pursue the following career paths:

• Industrial engineers

• Systems engineers 

• System integration engineers

• Quality engineers

• Project engineers

• Sales & marketing engineers

• Field engineers

• Systems planners

• Systems analysts

The top hiring firms for Industrial and Systems Engineering graduates are:

• Accenture

• AT&T

• Cisco

• IBM

• Lockheed Martin

• Verizon

The average starting salary for Industrial & Systems Engineering graduates from 2019-2022 is $74,250.

Job Placement

Industrial & Systems Engineering graduates from the Class of 2022 had a 100% Career Outcomes Rate.

Accelerated Master's Program (AMP)

The School of Systems and Enterprises participates in the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) designed for Stevens undergraduate students who also want to pursue a master's degree. Many engineering and science students wish to jointly pursue a master of engineering in Engineering Management or Systems Engineering with their undergraduate degree. Admission criteria to the program are junior standing, an application, and a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0. The advantage of the AMP program is an undergraduate and graduate degree in a reduced time period (five years).

Cooperative Education

The Cooperative Education Program at Stevens provides real-world experience to students while they pursue their education. The success of the program is built on the capabilities and enthusiasm of the co-op students and the challenging work assignments provided by the co-op employers. About 30% of ISE students are enrolled in the Cooperative Education Program. At Stevens, we believe that cooperative education is first and foremost a powerfully effective educational process. Co-op is built on a theory/practice model of learning that unfolds through five increasingly sophisticated work assignments. In addition to the educational benefits, co-op helps student clarify and test their career goals and earn money to pay part of their college expenses.

Industrial and Systems Engineering Senior Design Projects  

Seniors in the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Program at Stevens Institute of Technology have an opportunity to complete a Senior Design capstone course, working on real industrial problems of practical importance. ISE students participate in a yearlong senior capstone project that gives them a chance to put their skills into practice on real-world projects. Some projects are sponsored by companies and faculty members, while others are initiated by team members who had an innovative idea on which they wanted to work. Students apply engineering design methodology, using both analysis and synthesis, to solve these open-ended problems. The range of design problems are generally multidisciplinary with ISE students on teams with engineers from other disciplines.  

Sponsor a Senior Design Project  

• Sponsoring a project allows companies and organizations to:  

• Gain insight into company challenges from new perspectives, with nominal outlay  

• Team up with Stevens' highly-ranked engineering department and students  

• Develop partnerships with key faculty with potential for larger future collaborations  

By becoming a senior design project sponsor, companies and organizations benefit from having a team of three to four senior students examine their engineering problem. Projects that companies may not currently have the time or facilities to pursue become the top priority of a team of engineering design students. Project work includes problem definition, alternative designs, design solution, cost analyses and more.

Previous Projects:

Members of the winning Hazardous Cargo team at the 2023 Innovation Expo. From left to right: Daniel Wadler, Samantha Weckesser, Reva Grover and Dehan Kong.

2023 Ansary Champions: Ocean Cargo Increasingly Safe Thanks to This Industrial & Systems Engineering Team

SSE 2022: Aviation, Cooking, Virtual Reality and More: 17 SSE Projects Shine at Innovation Expo 2022, Two Place Top 10 in Ansary Competition

2019: SSE Students To Show Off Their Research At Innovation Expo 2019