Departments
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Improve the World
Help figure out strategic and technical solutions to reduce costs, improve quality and increase productivity across a variety of industries, such as healthcare, logistics, manufacturing and service.
Message from the Chair
"Mizzou ISE has a distinguished history of developing top industry leaders. We train students to become adept systems thinkers, integrating data, people and technology seamlessly. Our students engage in highly experiential learning, preparing them to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.”
Spark Your Passion
Mizzou Engineering is a place where you can dig deep, a collaborative environment where you can conduct research from your first year and pursue leadership opportunities every day.
Set Out On Your Journey
When you earn an industrial engineering degree from Mizzou, you get to work one-on-one with faculty and develop leadership skills that will set you up for a successful career. Through mentorship and opportunities to collaborate across disciplines, you’ll unlock innovative solutions to real-world problems.
Hear From our Students
What does the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering have to offer? According to our students, a lot. Hear from them on how you can expect a degree in industrial engineering to launch you into an amazing career.
Meet Industry Leaders
What do industrial engineers do and where do they work? Hear from some of our most esteemed Mizzou Made graduates about how an industrial engineering degree prepared them for success.
Big-Picture Thinkers
Our faculty are industry experts who figure out how to make things work better for society. They’re committed to your success in and out of the classroom.
ISE News Feed
July 24, 2025
Undergraduate researcher wins international acclaim
Industrial Engineering senior garners top paper award for research on physical demand in AR users.
July 17, 2025
Master’s student wins app competition at IISE conference
RJ Morrison’s app integrates AI to help users build, interact with and understand complex simulations without advanced technical expertise.
June 4, 2025
Industrial engineering students’ project six-figure savings for local business
Students partnered with CTI to optimize their supply ordering based on historical logistical data for their capstone project.
June 3, 2025
Mizzou alumnus builds legacy of service
Don Flora’s campus experiences at Mizzou prepared him for a life of helping others and giving back.
ABET Accreditation
The University of Missouri program, B.S. Industrial Engineering, is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org), under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Industrial and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.