Masters in Industrial Engineering

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<p>Hi, I have a bunch of questions about getting a masters in industrial engineering and about the profession in general. </p>

<p>First, I have a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and a 3.89 from a decent public school. If I do decently on the GRE will I be able to get in almost anywhere?</p>

<p>I have discovered that I really do not like how technical mechanical engineering is, and industrial engineering sounds so much better to me. I would really like to work for a company that makes consumer products or services like Johnson & Johnson, or Unilever, brands that people have heard of. Will having an IE degree help me get into these companies as opposed to the mech degree?</p>

<p>Also, Do industrial engineers make as much as mechanical engineers? Is it harder to find a job?</p>

<p>Should I be concerned with getting into "top" schools like Columbia or Cornell or will I have the same job opportunities anywhere?</p>

<p>Is industrial engineering easier than mechanical? I worked non-stop in college while I had industrial friends that were very involved in activities that I would have never had time for. How much time should I expect to spend working per week on grad school?</p>

<p>Does a M.eng or M.S. matter? I want to go into industry, I have no interest in phD</p>

<p>Finally, does anyone have any information about any of the schools I'm looking into right now?</p>

<p>-University of Miami
-Texas A&M
-Florida
-University of Mississippi
-Clemson
-Pitt
-Georgia tech
-Tennessee
-Louisville
-Columbia
-Virginia Tech</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>I always hear that Industrial is the easiest branch of engineering, but I really wouldn’t take advice from somebody regarding that unless they have degrees both IE and another more technical branch of engineering, such as Mechanical of Electrical.</p>

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<p>I don’t have degrees but I am currently dual majoring in Industrial Engineering and Computer Science and I would say Industrial Engineering is easier than Computer Science. I can’t really talk about MechE but I would imagine it’s harder than IE. </p>

<p>However, I took a couple of grad classes in IE (Linear Programming, Integer Programming) and they were definitely harder than undergrad classes by quite a bit. At my school you can avoid those, but if you decide to take the harder classes… They will be hard.</p>

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<p>^what makes graduate courses in IOE hard? theoretical concepts? or is the math tricky?</p>

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<p>There were a lot of proofs and stuff. It’s a lot more abstract.</p>