Overview

Ever wondered...

How NBA schedules are generated?

How airline crew and gates are assigned?

Why do your grandparents have a hard time with technology?

How do your online orders get delivered to you?

Why smartphones and tablets are easy to work with?

They are the industrial and human factors engineers who make all of the above—and much more—possible.

Key Features

While industrial engineers utilize the tools of simulation, optimization, computing, and statistics to design and improve modern technology-laden systems, human factors engineers design systems that effectively integrate human abilities/limitations and machines/tools.

The Industrial and Human Factors Engineering program at Wright State University has a non-thesis alternative in addition to the traditional thesis option. Students choose their coursework in one of four available focus areas: Decision Analytics, Logistics and Supply Chain, Human Factors and Ergonomics, and Neuroengineering.

All focus areas offer hands-on courses and laboratories in state-of-the-art research facilities in the Russ Engineering Center and the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building.

Careers

The demand for industrial and human factors engineers is very high, with graduates hired in industry, government agencies, industrial research and development, and consulting firms. Industrial and human factors engineering is consistently listed as one of the most satisfying career areas in national surveys, as well as one with many job openings in the region.

The graduates work as:

Process/manufacturing/quality engineer

Usability/user experience professional

Operations/management/data/business analyst

Job Outlook

Operations Research Analyst ranked #5 Best Business Jobs by U.S. News & World Report

Starting salaries around $65,000–$80,000

Over three times more job postings than other engineering disciplines

The graduates are employed by:

Honda

Cardinal Health

Kroger

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Siemens

LexisNexis

KTH Parts Industries

Vantiv

WestRock

General Electric

Boeing

DP&L

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Factors Engineering

Human-System Interaction and Design Thinking

Research Methods in HFE

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dayton, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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Other requirements

General requirements

GPA of at least 2.7 in undergraduate coursework.

GRE is optional but not required (For applications received after August 1, 2025, the GRE will be required.)

A year of calculus and a computer programming class is required.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26868 USD / year

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Out-of-State

26868 USD / year

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In-State

16880 USD / year

≈ 16880 USD / year

Living costs

Dayton

United States

880 - 1352 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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