Management Science and Engineering (MS)

Columbia Engineering and Columbia Business School offer a Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering degree, with a three-semester curriculum designed for those who want to focus on management and engineering perspectives in solving problems of complex systems. A key feature of this program is the year-long Operations Consulting where students immediately engage with industry clients to solve their business and operational challenges. Students select from 3-4 consulting projects to gain industry experience while taking courses.

Students must take at least six courses (18 points) within the IEOR Department, three to six courses at the Business School, and the remaining courses (if any) within the School of Engineering; the School of International and Public Affairs; the Law School; or the Departments of Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics. Students in residence during the summer term can take two to four Business School courses in the third (summer) semester in order to complete their program. Additional details regarding these electives are available in the Departmental office and on the MS&E website at mse.ieor.columbia.edu.  

Management Science and Engineering (36 points)

In addition to the core and semi-core requirements, Management Science and Engineering has seven concentrations:

1. Operations and Analytics;

2. Pricing and Revenue Management;

3. Entrepreneurship and Innovation;

4. Logistics and Supply Chain Management;

5. Financial Technology (Fin Tech);

6. Healthcare Management; and

7. Product Management

Additional details regarding these concentrations are available on the MS&E website at ieor.columbia.edu/mse-curriculum.

Graduates of this program are expected to assume positions as analysts and associates in consulting firms, business analysts in logistics, supply chain, operations, or revenue management departments of large corporations, and as financial analysts in various functions (e.g., risk management) of investment banks, hedge funds, credit-card companies, and insurance firms.

Management Science and Engineering (36 points) can be completed in a single calendar year, in three semesters. Students enter in the fall term and can either finish their coursework at the end of the following August, or alternatively, have the option to take the summer term off (e.g., for an internship) and complete their coursework by the end of the following fall term. Students are required to take the equivalent of 12 three-point courses (36 points).