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PhD of Industrial Engineering

University of Tennessee

  • Knoxville, United States
  • English
  • On campus
  • PhD

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About the program

An industrial engineering doctorate with direct-entry and advanced-entry plans of study.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: no
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (Up to 12 months (Optional Practical Training per education level) plus 24-month STEM OPT extension for STEM-designated degrees): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop advanced knowledge of Industrial Engineering and apply scientific and technical reasoning
  • Evaluate design choices
  • And communicate practical solutions.

Career outcomes

  • Engineering Technologist
  • Project Engineer
  • Technical Project Coordinator
  • Operations Engineer

Curriculum

  • From a bachelor's degree
  • Students complete 40 semester hours
  • Pass written comprehensive and oral area qualifying exams
  • Form a dissertation committee
  • Present a proposal and defend the dissertation.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Bachelor degree (or master degree where the programme requires) equivalent to a US degree
  • with at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for non-US degrees (3.3 with prior graduate work). Programmes may require GRE and set higher standards.

Minimum GPA

3

Accepted academic background

Bachelor degree (or master degree where the programme requires) equivalent to a US degree from a recognised institution, GRE and departmental application may be required by the programme

Language tests

  • TOEFL iBT 80
  • IELTS 6.5
  • Duolingo 120

How to apply

  1. Check the programme's own deadline; for F and J visas the Graduate School deadlines are online submission 15 Apr (fall)
  2. 15 Jun (spring)
  3. 15 Oct (summer)
  4. with files complete by 15 May
  5. 1 Oct and 15 Feb. Apply online to the Graduate School and your department (application fee on the pages read). Provide transcripts for a US-equivalent bachelor degree
  6. English scores (TOEFL iBT 80
  7. IELTS 6.5
  8. Duolingo 120) and any GRE
  9. GMAT or letters the programme asks for. After admission
  10. send the visa documents to the Center for Global Engagement for the I-20
  11. then apply for the F-1 visa with proof of funds.

Other costs

Tuition per year$32,462 - $36,998 USD
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Program details

CampusKnoxville
Faculty or schoolTickle College of Engineering
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Teaching languageEnglish
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Study paceFull-time
Post-study stayUp to 12 months (Optional Practical Training per education level) plus 24-month STEM OPT extension for STEM-designated degrees
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    August 2027

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    No deadline listed

  • Program starts

    January 2028

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    No deadline listed

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  • Tuition is $32,462 - $36,998 USD per year. The estimated living cost is $23,937 USD.