A Playground for Future System builders
MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Applications now open for the Fall 2026 on-campus cohort
A Playground for Future System Builders
MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Applications now open for
the Fall 2026 on-campus cohort
Why Industrial and Systems Engineering Matters Now More Than Ever
Why Industrial and Systems Engineering Matters Now More Than Ever
Why Industrial and Systems Engineering Matters Now More Than Ever
Modern systems are too complex for narrow thinking
Modern systems are too complex for narrow thinking
Modern systems are too complex for narrow thinking
Industrial and Systems Engineering trains future makers to see the full picture, design smarter systems, and improve performance where complexity is highest.
Industrial and Systems Engineering trains future makers to see the full picture, design smarter systems, and improve performance where complexity is highest.
System thinkers are in demand across industries
System thinkers are in demand across industries
System thinkers are in demand across industries
As automation, data, and AI reshape operations, Industrial and Systems Engineering offers one of the broadest and most resilient engineering career paths.
As automation, data, and AI reshape operations, Industrial and Systems Engineering offers one of the broadest and most resilient engineering career paths.
A Playground for Future System Builders
MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Applications now open for
the Fall 2026 on-campus cohort
About the Program
About the Program
About the Program
Duration- 18 Months | Program Fee- $47,700
Credits- 30
Duration- 18 Months | Program Fee- $47,700
Credits- 30
Lehigh’s MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering gives you a rigorous foundation in systems thinking while pushing you to work on real engineering problems from the start. You learn how complex systems behave and how to design, optimize, and improve them.
Lehigh’s MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering gives you a rigorous foundation in systems thinking while pushing you to work on real engineering problems from the start. You learn how complex systems behave and how to design, optimize, and improve them.
Built as a playground for future system builders, the program encourages you to test ideas, challenge assumptions, and refine solutions that scale.
Built as a playground for future system builders, the program encourages you to test ideas, challenge assumptions, and refine solutions that scale.
After enrolling, you have the option of pursuing one of the following concentrations:
Systems Modeling and Optimization
Data Driven Decision Making
Operations Research and Analytics
Supply Chain and Logistics Systems
Human Centered and Complex Systems
Guided by Faculty Who Build and Improve Real Systems
Guided by Faculty Who Build and Improve Real Systems
Guided by Faculty Who Build and Improve Real Systems
Ana-Iulia Alexandrescu-Anselm
Director, ISE Outreach Program
Ana recently joined the Healthcare Systems Engineering team as a Director and Professor of Practice.She brings 5 years of experience in product development, analytics, IT and consulting in the healthcare space, spanning patient, provider, and payer areas.
Pasquale J. Costa
Senior Professor of Practice and MemberIntegrated Business and Engineering
Daniel P. Robinson
Associate ProfessorIndustrial and Systems Engineering
Dean Robert Shapiro
Ana-Iulia Alexandrescu-Anselm
Ana-Iulia Alexandrescu-Anselm
C. Hugh Friedman Professor of Law
Director,
ISE Outreach Program
Director,
ISE Outreach Program
A recipient of the prestigious 2023 Witkin Award for Excellence in Legal Education, he is widely regarded for his contributions to modern legal scholarship.
A distinguished member of the American Law Institute, Prof. Schapiro studied <name the degree> at Yale Law School and <add degree> at Stanford University.
Previously, he was the Dean of Emory University, School of Law and a law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens of the Hon. Supreme Court of the United States.
Ana recently joined the Healthcare Systems Engineering team as a Director and Professor of Practice. She brings 5 years of experience in product development, analytics, IT and consulting in the healthcare space, spanning patient, provider, and payer areas.
Ana recently joined the Healthcare Systems Engineering team as a Director and Professor of Practice. She brings 5 years of experience in product development, analytics, IT and consulting in the healthcare space, spanning patient, provider, and payer areas.
Dov Fox
Pasquale J. Costa
Pasquale J. Costa
Herzog Research Professor of Law
Senior Professor of Practice and Member
Integrated Business and Engineering
Senior Professor of Practice and Member
Integrated Business and Engineering
Professor Fox served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has also worked at the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; the consulting firm of McKinsey & Company; and the Civil Appellate Staff at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Pat J. Costa is a professor of practice in industrial and systems engineering, supporting Lehigh's innovative Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE) honors program. He serves as primary instructor for the IBE first-year workshop, entrepreneur independent study program, and senior capstone design program.
Pat J. Costa is a professor of practice in industrial and systems engineering, supporting Lehigh's innovative Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE) honors program. He serves as primary instructor for the IBE first-year workshop, entrepreneur independent study program, and senior capstone design program.
Daniel P. Robinson
Professor and
MS Program Director
Daniel earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, San Diego. He previously served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Oxford University, a Postdoctoral Researcher and Visiting Professor at Northwestern University, and most recently as an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Daniel P. Robinson
Professor and
MS Program Director
Daniel earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, San Diego. He previously served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Oxford University, a Postdoctoral Researcher and Visiting Professor at Northwestern University, and most recently as an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University.
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An Engineering Program Rooted in Real World Impact
An Engineering Program Rooted in Real World Impact
An Engineering Program Rooted in Real World Impact
Lehigh’s MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering is built around applied learning where students work on problems that mirror real organizational and industrial challenges.
Through research projects, simulations, and system design work, students move beyond theory to improve efficiency, reliability, and decision making across complex environments. Learning happens in a playground for future makers, where experimentation leads to insight and insight leads to impact.
Lehigh’s MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering is built around applied learning where students work on problems that mirror real organizational and industrial challenges.
Through research projects, simulations, and system design work, students move beyond theory to improve efficiency, reliability, and decision making across complex environments. Learning happens in a playground for future makers, where experimentation leads to insight and insight leads to impact.
Lehigh’s MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering is built around applied learning where students work on problems that mirror real organizational and industrial challenges.
Through research projects, simulations, and system design work, students move beyond theory to improve efficiency, reliability, and decision making across complex environments. Learning happens in a playground for future makers, where experimentation leads to insight and insight leads to impact.
100+
System design projects
System design projects
Multiple
Industries impacted
Industries impacted
1000+
Hours logged
Hours logged
Strong
Active cases on average
Active cases on average
Career Support That Helps Systems Engineers Scale Impact
Career Support That Open
Global Doors
Career Support That Helps Systems Engineers Scale Impact
Global Engineering and
Analytics Network
Connect with alumni working across systems engineering, ops, analytics, and product roles worldwide.
STEM OPT
Advantage
Leverage up to three years of U.S. work authorization to gain hands-on experience designing and improving real systems.
Career Support from
Day One
1-on-1 career coaching, interview prep, resume workshops, and curated engineering & analytics roles.
Personalized Career
Planning
Shape your learning path toward systems engineering, operations leadership, analytics, or research based roles.
A Playground for the Future of Engineering
A Playground for the Future of Engineering
A Playground for the Future of Engineering
Lehigh University is a globally respected research institution known for engineering that connects theory with impact. Its strength lies in combining rigorous academics with applied problem solving.
Located in Pennsylvania’s innovation corridor and close to major industrial, healthcare, and technology hubs, Lehigh offers access to real systems, real challenges, and real career opportunities.
Lehigh University is a globally respected research institution known for engineering that connects theory with impact. Its strength lies in combining rigorous academics with applied problem solving.
Located in Pennsylvania’s innovation corridor and close to major industrial, healthcare, and technology hubs, Lehigh offers access to real systems, real challenges, and real career opportunities.
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