Overview

The program allows a candidate to thoroughly study some aspect of industrial engineering through faculty expertise in research areas such as management systems, systems simulation and modeling, operations research, quality systems engineering, interactive simulation and training systems, systems engineering, and human systems engineering, human-computer interaction, and ergonomics.

Careers

The Industrial Engineering program is structured to support the emergence of Central Florida as a national center of high technology as well as supporting the diverse service industries in the region and throughout the nation.

The PhD program at the University of Central Florida is designed to produce highly skilled researchers with both broad knowledge of industrial engineering and in-depth knowledge of specialty fields for careers in academia, industry, and government.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ergonomics
Usability Engineering
Human Computer Interaction
Quality Design and Control
Quality Management
Production and Inventory Control
Engineering Management
Management Information Systems
Innovation in Engineering Design
Operations Engineering
Reliability Engineering

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-07-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Orlando, United States

Disciplines

Industrial & Systems Engineering View 71 other PhDs in Industrial & Systems Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a closely related discipline
Official, competitive GRE score taken within the last five years.
Résumé.
Goal statement
Three letters of recommendation
Prospective applicants with an earned master’s degree in a closely related field should apply to the post-master’s track.
Faculty members may choose to conduct face-to-face or telephone interviews before accepting an applicant into their research program.

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

22988 USD / year

≈ 22988 USD / year
Out-of-State

22988 USD / year

≈ 22988 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6664 USD / year

≈ 6664 USD / year

Living costs

Orlando

United States

1111 - 1939 USD / month

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