Engineering Management Major

• What is Engineering Management?
• What Kinds of Students Major in Engineering Management?
• What Courses Do Engineering Management Majors Take?
• List of Engineering Management Jobs
• What is the Median Salary Range for Engineering Management Careers?
• College and University Departments to Consider

What is Engineering Management?

Engineering management prepares students to integrate management skills with engineering skills to solve complex problems in manufacturing, product development and service delivery. To be successful, a company must be able to efficiently produce its products. It must be able to create good product designs and convert them into workable production plans. This requires engineers with management skills who can design, develop, and improve production systems. These managers must assure the company that every product or service is of good quality and of reasonable cost. Students in these fields must understand and be able to improve on modern manufacturing processes and systems, design tools and plan production. They must understand modern computer controlled manufacturing and know when and where to apply these technologies. Universities offer a variety of programs that tie engineering to management. They may also be called industrial engineering, industrial systems engineering, and manufacturing systems engineering.

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What Kinds of Students Major in Engineering Management?

In order to succeed in this major, a student should enjoy the physical sciences and mathematics in order to succeed in the engineering courses, yet also possess the interest and skills needed to succeed in business courses. This student also needs a strong grasp of oral and written communication skills. Students in these fields should enjoy analyzing social and technical systems, appreciate the process of changing organizations, and exhibit the skills required of any good manager: leadership, listening, speaking and writing, decision making, planning and so forth.

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What Courses Do Engineering Management Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Engineering Management majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

Quality Assurance	Accounting
Artificial Intelligence	Chemistry
Computer Science	Entrepreneurship
Industrial System Simulation	Introduction to Engineering
Managerial Science	Marketing
Materials Handling and Plant Layout	Materials Science
Operations and Production Management	Packaging Materials
Physics	System Engineering

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List of Potential Jobs in Engineering Management

These professions and professional organizations illustrate the types of positions you might qualify for if you complete this major. Some majors are more directly related to employment than others, however. You should consider the likelihood of employment after graduation carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work in a field. Even with the completion of graduate work in some fields, however, employment is difficult, so you should determine what the prospects are for this or any major. Employment possibilities are often enhanced by the selecting employment-related courses and by the enrollment in second major or in a minor.

Chemical Process Control Consulting	Distribution Planner
Healthcare Planning	Logistics
Manufacturing Management	Operations Management
Product Packaging	Product Safety
Technical Consulting	Waste Disposal

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What is the Median Salary Range for Engineering Management Careers?

U.S. Median Salary(starting):$57,100

U.S. Median Salary(mid-career):$95,000

Note: These numbers are national averages so you could make more or less than these amounts. Actual expected salaries will vary depending on your chosen career path, experience, and even your geographic location. Are you interested in detailed information about the forecasted demand for a particular profession? Are you interested in the estimated salaries such positions are likely to pay? This government Web site allows you to search on a particular job, whether listed here or not, to give you this information.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Colleges and Universities offering majors in Engineering Management

MyMajors complete list has 216 schools in the USA with a major in Engineering Management.
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