Overview

Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering / Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (MS/MBA)
Master of Science (MS)	Operations research engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Safety systems and security
Master of Science (MS)	Manufacturing engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Optimization and supply chain management
Master of Science (MS)	Engineering management
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Industrial and systems engineering
Engineer (Engr)	Industrial and systems engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Systems safety and security
Master of Science (MS)	Digital supply chain management
(Graduate Certificate)	Transportation systems
(Graduate Certificate)	Health systems operations
(Graduate Certificate)	Systems architecting and engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Product development engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Systems architecting and engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Industrial and systems engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Engineering technology communication

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	98
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

669

Applied

304

Accepted

155

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	November 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	September 15th	September 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

367

Total Graduate Students

68%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.63%
Black or African American	1.63%
White or Caucasian	12%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	9.54%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.36%
Unknown	1.63%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Faculty

33

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 21

Male (29)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Health systems, music cognition and retrieval, transportation and logistics, manufacturing and automation, engineering systems design, risk and economic analysis
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,001,157

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Dr. F. Stan Settles II
Chair
Email: isedept@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-4893

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