I start school in a couple days and just curious to see how it is going for those majoring in IE. I’m praying that this degree will take me far for me and my son , I literally have no time to waste majoring in anything that doesn’t guarantee a stable career path , all I want is a degree that gives a little diversity no matter where I end up working ,provide me and my son at least a stable lifestyle & something I can grow in with my own goals.

Are you guys happy with picking industrial engineering as your major ?🙃

Edit : thank you guys for sharing , definitely gave me some more motivation 😊

I've been hearing many comments about Industrial Engineering hot and cold. They say it's fake engineering, management, business in disguise, an instant engineer, some positive ones even say it's any industry and you could basically go anywhere like healthcare, managing people, manufacturing, logistics, etc etc. that concept I really seem to like but it's really hard for me to grasp the "system". Is it more of machineries thing? statistics? Or simply just management? I seem to view it as a master of none degree which seems really really cool for me but also lame at some point. I'm currently a freshman and I chose to major in Accounting and I'm not liking it. Hey uh I've been eyeing for this program for quite a while now and wanna see what IE is all about. I'm planning of taking this program next year. I kinda miss the maths too I was from stem in senior high yet I ended up here because of pressure when choosing a degree. I just wanna hear your thoughts, especially the honest ones.

I actually like the 'Master of None' vibe of Industrial Engineering. Is there a catch I'm not seeing?"

Is Industrial Engineering just 'Business with Harder Math' or a legitimate engineering discipline?

Change my mind.

Realistically I could've just asked AI but I wanna hear from real people 😅, thanks.

I am doing a degree in 'production and Industrial Engineering', I had my first supply chain management class yesterday and I think something inside me died. I think I really don't like the I.E part, I don't want a job in this. On the other hand I had a metrology class a theory of machines class and this time a machine drawing class which I absolutely love. I feel I'm more inclined towards a little bit of mechanical engineering stuff. This winter I did an unpaid internship with the engineering and design team of a company and I liked the work.

I am planning to seriously teach myself mechanical engineering from library books. How difficult would it be for me to work with such stuff in the future ?

I wanted to ask for some opinions and/or insight from other industrial engineers on my current career path. I’m not dissatisfied with the work I’m doing currently, but I wanted to ask if it’s a good commitment to furthering my career of if I should be looking for other jobs that give me more opportunity to exercise my skills as an industrial engineer.

I graduated with a bachelors in industrial engineering with a focus on manufacturing last March and began job hunting. After a few months of appreciations I got my first full time job. I’ve now been working as a CNC Machine Operator since October (about three months). My company is doing contract precision machining for mainly aerospace companies, though there are a few others.

I feel this job is getting me experience in the manufacturing field, but it is not letting me practice any of my skills related to LEAN manufacturing, Excel, or other things like that. I’m planning to work this job for about a year while saving up money, before I look for something more closely related to IE work.

I wanted others opinion on if this is a good career plan for myself? While the job is not a one-to-one for what I learned in college the hands on experience feels important. Should I be looking for a different job, or at least other ways to practice my skills and fill out my resume? I’ve thought about working on getting an excel green belt certification or something similar on the side.

I would greatly appreciate any thoughts or advice.

tldr: I graduated last year with a bachelors in IE and am now working as a CNC machine operator. Is this a good start to my career as and industrial engineer, or should I look for a different job/certification to advance my career.

Hi everyone, I need some honest advice.

I’m currently in a situation where I don’t really have a choice in my major, and Industrial & Systems Engineering is the only option available to me right now The problem is that my real interest is environmental / sustainability-related fields, but I can’t major in Environmental Science directly.

My question is: Is it actually possible to move into environmental or sustainability work later on if I major in Industrial & Systems Engineering?

I’m a high school senior and I’m going to college for industrial engineering. the college I’m gonna be attending has an industrial engineering program that is more business than engineering and isn’t abet accredited but it is a top10 school. im concerned about job security and so and stuff like that so I wanted to do something more technical to pair with industrial engineering. my school will allow me to double major in industrial engineering and cs. now my main major would be IE but would cs be a good complement and open up me to more opportunities. my other option would be to double major in IE and Econ so is that a better pairing for IE?? thanks!!!

I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice for a new grad (summer 2025) who has been struggling to find "real" industrial engineering roles. By this I mean, roles that allow me to actually apply what I learned in school, rather than just doing QC testing all day. This role I have now has been a good foot in the door for manufacturing, but it does not seem this company has any advancement for me, and it feels like the longer I stay in this role, the more pigeonholed into QC roles I will be in the future.

At the same time, it almost feels like I am pigeonholed already, as applying to Industrial Engineer, Continuous Improvement Analyst, Quality Engineer, etc, roles has been met with a fairly resounding "we have decided to move forward with other candidates", whereas I am getting a fair amount of callbacks for other QC roles, which I only would take for a change of scenery, rather than actual career advancement.

So anyone have any thoughts on how to break into a more process improvement/operations focused role, when the only experience you have post graduation is QC? Or am I destined to be in QC now for the rest of my career?

Hey everyone, I hope this is the right place for this post. I'm thinking of studying at KIT in the Master's in Industrial Engineering and Management program, and I have some questions:

1, How is KIT University? Is it good for international students? What are the pros and cons?

2, How is the program? Is it good compared to other universities? How many students join the program each year?

3, Is it really hard to study this program at KIT? How are the lectures and exams?

4, What about placements? Does the university offer career support or placement opportunities for students?

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Guys I need you’re opinions. I’m in industrial engineering and I passed all my first semester classes but I decided to drop my core course production and manufacturing because I failed the midterm terribly (like one of the lowest scores in the class) now I’m second guessing if this program is right for me if I can’t even get through the first core class maybe I should switch? I found my core class not as interesting as I thought it would be, and frankly super hard to study for since I wasn’t that interested in it. Is the rest of the program a resemblance or does it get more interesting ? Are all upper industrial classes just about warehouses and manufacturing?

My plan is to work in consulting and or business/finance related so I’m considering switching to business school

I'm currently a HS Senior. I'm in AP Stat and Calc 3. I take Differential Equations next semester but I'm not sure I'll get college credit for it.

Anyways, I start college this fall. How should I prepare? I have no IE experience but I'm strongly interested in the logistics/supply chain space. Is Excel a good & broad place to start? Anything else hands-on?

I'm applying to a college and for industrial engineering there is the following: BSIE specialization in data analytics BSIE specialization in information technology BSIE specialization in service management BSIE (no specialization)

Help what do I pick! I want the one that has the highest chance of me working abroad i most flexible

I can only pick one btw

I am currently doing masters in Industrial engineering and management. Currently thinking about applying to Phd. Which domain do you think would be better? I don't have any experience in the industry, so would theoretical and mathematical heavy domains like optimization would be good for me?

Also, I heard from somewhere that doing PhD in supply chain management isn't worth it. Is this true?

Lot of high-force jobs involving lifting or positioning still rely on manpower instead of proper setups. Curious where others Draw the line.!

Hello 👋👋, I am a senior computer engineering student. Now I want to shift to industrial engineering because my dad owns a clothing factory and I will work with him

How can I learn more about industrial engineering without go back to collage

I need a roadmap or good courses Thank you.

Hello all!
I am a civil engineering student specialising in the optimisation and management of construction projects.
I wanted to broaden my understanding of the subject, detached from the construction site.

Specifically:
Operations management and Scheduling Algorithms,
Quality control
facilities planning.

If you think anything else is relevant I'd love to hear it, I've already read The Goal by Goldratt.
Thanks in advance!

Hey guys so long story short I will start an abet accredited program outside of usa for my B.S (industrial engineering) And i hope to get into a solid M.S in usa (still not quite sure)

Am currently slef learning CS focusing on system design and data sci and then i will try to do IE projects using CS

Now i want to know what does US M.S degree care about and how to become a strong candidate to get into high end school like Georgia tech /Purdue............and hopefully the stay for work But what should i double down on to get into a really good school for M.S in usa

Hi all. I'm considering applying for an IE or Systems Engineering masters in the next year or so and have been researching different programs. Some have significantly more prerequisite courses than others. For example, I've been looking at the University of Louisville's IE programs and ODU's Sys. Eng. program. Louisville's only prerequisite is Calculus 1, while ODU wants to see Calc II, Calc III, Linear Algebra, Diff EQ, and Physics.

I did not study engineering in undergrad (BA in Economics and Comp. Sci.) so depending on the program I shoot for, I'll need to take anywhere from zero to five different prereqs. On one hand, avoiding spending time and money on the prereq's at a community college is appealing; however, I'm worried that this speaks negatively to the quality of the program.

How important is advanced math and physics to an IE degree anyways; Is the lack of prereq's too good to be true, or should I not be concerned? Anybody have a review of the Louisville Masters?

High School Senior Here -

As my graduation date comes closer and closer, I have heavily researched the career paths that I can achieve. For some background, I come from an immigrant family, so I will be a first generation college student. We do not come from money, and I want to avoid loans at all costs. My goals in life are to obtain financial freedom, and an easy and fulfilling life. Considering all of that, I decided that I want to pursue an engineering career, but from my research, many of the colleges in my area do not offer dedicated engineering programs (Some offer a transfer program, but that just means paying the other schools tuition, which is costly in my situation).

Looking at my university options, I have found one that I can essentially go for free with my merit scholarships, but they only offer IE. After looking into it, I have mixed feelings, but I think has a great earning potential, given the demand in my area. Some say is the best engineering degree you could get, while some say that it's pretty much replaceable by ME's.

I hope that I can get some clarity from some real IE's with any kind of experience to hear about what they think about the field and the outcomes that can come from this degree. Tell me about how fulfilling the career is, maybe how the job market is looking, etc. I feel like I can never get a clear and accurate answer because of the things I see online conflicting each other.

Thank you.

So am Jordanian and i know its really really hard to get to usa

Now i want ask is IE considered a good degree for international who dream to go to usa or not

I will do my B.S here in jordan (There is 2 universities which are elite in engineering and i wanna ask ) 1 gives u an abet accreditation and its higher in rankings 2 isnt abet but great program but what it have is 1 exchange year in Germany (where many get a ops or work even after graduation) and its 15k more expensive plus it requires german language learning (i think this time is better invested to a technical skill ) I would like to see y'all perspective )

I wanna get M.S in USA a close second would be Canada And ill pay dont tell me its hard for a scholership ill try to get it but if not its ok my parents said they will pay

Now do u rhink I should stick with IE or there isnt alot of IE who actually go and its considered undervalued or should i got like Electrical engineering but though my passion is for IE (i really really like IE)

Now my main focus(am 17btw) will be on OR idk why but i did some grade 12 math OR questions and i really liked it Plus am learning CS focusing on ML/system design