Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh equips students with a blend of analytical and business skills that focuses on improving efficiency, reducing costs, enhancing quality, ensuring safety, solving problems and optimization. Our mid-size program allows for personalized attention and mentorship.
Through a broad and versatile curriculum that employs cutting-edge technologies, connects with many other areas of study, and offers extensive workplace experiences through co-op, internships, and global opportunities, our students are placed in diverse career paths in a variety of industries with positive job outlooks and competitive salaries. Discover how to turn your passions into a career with Industrial Engineering.
From data analytics, social technology, and big tech, to healthcare, non-profit, consulting or manufacturing — Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh has a pathway for you.
The Potential to Prevent Brain Injury in the Womb
Pitt team receives additional $1.2 million to accelerate FDA approval and commercialization of fetal hydrocephalus device
Designing Transparent Armor
Pitt engineers use laser kirigami and nanomaterials to develop a shield against harmful invisible waves
Optimizing Healthcare Delivery
Pitt’s Jayant Rajgopal delivers keynote address at ICIL conference in Tokyo, highlights promise of industrial logistics in saving lives
Fall 2025 Senior Design Expo
Student innovation on display at the Fall 2025 Senior Design Expo
Engineering an “Unfair Competitive Advantage”
Pitt alumnus Andrew Sudar leads popular Business Essentials workshop series to build professional skills in engineering students
‘Czech’ your bags to Prague this summer
Scholarships available for Plus3 Transfer Plus: Czech Republic
Award-Winning Packaging
Pitt industrial engineering students gain real-world experience, place third in prestigious design competition
Engineering Ethics, One Game at a Time
Pitt’s Scott Streiner receives a $116,890 NSF collaborative grant to research how games can teach ethics in engineering education
The Many Firsts for Aleia Frye
Pitt research opportunities help first-generation student reach new heights