ABOUT
Industrial engineering is all about systems — people, environment and equipment. Industrial engineers design how everybody and everything works — from airport security checkpoints to emergency evacuations — in order to help companies operate effectively and competitively. But it’s more than just building systems. As an industrial engineering major, you’ll learn how this diverse discipline will allow you flexibility in your future career path. We teach you how to manage people, machines and systems so you will be prepared to be the next-generation engineer or executive. Industrial engineering is one of the fastest growing and most sought after professions in the world, and our graduates work in industries from manufacturing to service to banking.
FAST FACTS
- Industrial engineering is one of the fastest growing engineering fields, with projected growth of 14 percent in the next 10 years.
- Banks, hospitals, manufacturing and warehousing industries and government agencies all depend on the skills of industrial engineers.
- Our graduates work at BMW, General Electric, Bank of America, ExxonMobil, Fluor Corp., Boeing and Microsoft.
- The industrial engineering profession has the highest percentage of women of all engineering disciplines.
- On the Clemson admissions application, you'll apply as a general engineering major.
WHAT YOU'LL STUDY
Freshmen who major in engineering at Clemson are initially admitted into our general engineering program, where you’ll have a year to explore many different engineering disciplines, meet faculty from each of our engineering departments and discover which major fits your personal interests and talents. On the admissions application, you will apply as a general engineering major.
If you decide to major in industrial engineering, you’ll take classes in logistics, transportation, system safety and supply chain design. You’ll spend your days learning how to design, implement and improve the complex systems that are vital to our society.
Hands-on learning begins the moment you step into your first industrial engineering class where you’ll complete a project for an on-campus client such as parking services or Littlejohn Coliseum. Clemson offers on- and off-campus research opportunities in state-of-the-art labs, supporting research in supply chain optimization and logistics, human factors and safety in health care, and other complex environments.
Six Sigma Certificate Program
The Six Sigma Certificate program requires students to specifically complete IE 3600, IE 3610 and IE 4620. The Six Sigma Certificate will be noted on an undergraduate student’s transcript when the student has completed all the requirements.
Popular Minors
- Business Administration
- Management
- Mathematical Sciences
- Military Leadership
EXPERIENCES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Industrial engineering students work on plenty of hands-on projects and take advantage of numerous cooperative education opportunities to help them redesign how everybody works. In fact, your very first industrial engineering course project will have you working for an on-campus client. Your capstone project will allow you to apply everything you’ve learned to a project for an off-campus client.
AFTER GRADUATION
Your college decision isn't really about the next four years. We get it. It's about what doors are opened by your degree and whether those opportunities are what you had envisioned for yourself. Here's a snapshot of what life after graduation looks like for some of our most recent students.
WHERE OUR RECENT GRADUATES HAVE GONE
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- 41-100%
- 21-40%
- 11-20%
- 0-10%
RECENT EMPLOYERS
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Operations Management Leadership Program Associate
GE Oil & Gas
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Area Manager
Amazon.com
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Safety Coordinator
Koyo Bearings North America
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Industrial Engineer
Michelin North America
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OMLP
GE Aviation
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Associate Industrial Engineer
Schaeffler North America
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Technology Development Program Associate
UnitedHealth Group
RECENT POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
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Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering
Cornell University
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Master of Healthcare Administration
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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M.S. Industrial Engineering
Clemson University
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M.S. Management Science and Engineering
Stanford University
COMMON CAREER AREAS
- Industrial
- Operations and Supply Chain Analyst
- Usability Analyst
- Manufacturing Management
- Information Engineering
- Computer Systems Design and Development
- Quality and Health Care Analyst
- Production
- Sales and Marketing
- Management
- Consulting
- Research and Development
- Teaching
- Law
Used with permission from the University of Tennessee.
FIND OUT MORE
Have more questions or want more information? Fill out the form below, which goes directly to the following department contact. If you’d also like to receive general University information from Clemson’s admissions office, please follow the link to the right and sign up to join our mailing list.
Christopher Porter
CECAS Undergraduate Recruitment Director
864-656-7870
cporter@clemson.edu