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Industrial and Human Factors Engineering

You can acquire the skills for effective design and operation of systems in health care, manufacturing, aerospace, distribution, retail, and many others while earning a master’s degree from Wright State in industrial and human factors engineering. You may be able to complete this degree entirely online. You will work with a faculty member to plan a custom course of study. The demand for graduates is high in industry, government agencies, industrial research and development, and consulting firms. For further study, consider a Ph.D. in engineering at Wright State with a focus on industrial and human systems.

Department: 
Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering

What we offer

Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, MSIHE

Success Stories

Faculty Profile

Fantastic voyage

Caroline Cao reaches stratosphere in higher education as an engineer and medical pioneer
Wright State professor Caroline Cao is an expert in the design and evaluation of enabling technology, such as haptics, navigational aids, and surgical simulation, for minimally invasive surgery.
Alumni Profile

Power of persistence

Wright State alum James Dahlman does pioneering work in biomedical engineering
James Dahlman, who graduated from Wright State with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, was named one of “35 Innovators Under 35” by the MIT Technology Review.
Student Profile

Childhood interest in science leads medical student to pursue M.D./Ph.D. degree

During her M.D./Ph.D. studies with the Boonshoft School of Medicine and the College of Science and Mathematics, Jessica Myers will research mental illness and functional magnetic resonance imaging.