MIE Industrial Engineering at Rice University

Programme overview

MIE Industrial Engineering is a master's degree programme at Rice University in Industrial Engineering (George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing). The Master of Industrial Engineering degree is a graduate degree program administered by the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing and overseen by the Department of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research . The programme requires a minimum of 31 credit hours.

Faculty: George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing | Department: Industrial Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Houston, TX, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 11 courses (31 credit hours) to satisfy degree requirements. A minimum of 31 credit hours of graduate-level study (graduate semester credit hours, coursework at the 500-level or above). A minimum of 9 courses (25 graduate semester credit hours), including the capstone course ( INDE 590 ), must be taken at Rice University. A minimum of 24 graduate semester credit hours must be taken in standard or traditional courses (with a course type of lecture, seminar, laboratory, lecture/laboratory).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to graduate study in Industrial Engineering is open to qualified students holding a BS or a BA degree in a quantitative field from an accredited institution. The MIE degree governing committee will evaluate the previous academic record and credentials of each applicant individually, and will make all admissions decisions.

Fall 2027 entry; most doctoral programmes close December 1, 2026; professional master's programmes such as MCS, MDS, MME and MChE use rolling or later deadlines (May 1 international, July 1 domestic).

Master's application fee is $85. Mechanical Engineering MME and Chemical Engineering MChE close May 1 (international) and July 1 (domestic) for Fall; Computer Science MCS/MDS close between February 10, 2027 (scholarship consideration) and July 1, 2027.

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