Engineering Management Colleges

Columbia University

• Founded in 1754, Columbia University is a private, nonsectarian institution in New York City. In 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked Columbia University eighth among all U.S. universities. Admission to the school is highly selective; only 10 percent of those who apply receive an invitation to enroll, according to the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. The university grants a bachelor of science in operations research with a specialization in engineering management. Among the courses required for the major are mathematics, production inventory planning and control, economics, mathematical programming and design, and management of service systems. Approximately 63 percent of all freshmen and 53 percent of all continuing undergraduate students at Columbia receive financial aid, Barron's says. Also offered is a master of science in engineering technology management.

  Columbia University
  2960 Broadway
  New York, NY 10027
  212-854-2522
  columbia.edu

University of Arizona

• Located on an urban campus in Tucson, Arizona, the University of Arizona is a public institution with more than 38,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university offers a bachelor of science in engineering management through its College of Engineering. Students in the program take classes subjects including chemistry, sociology, communications, mathematics, physics, probability and statistics, operations research methods, simulation modeling, strategic planning, entrepreneurship, systems analysis and quality engineering. All students in the program complete a design project that either improves upon an existing production system or addresses a real-life need or concern in an area of industry. Around 77 percent of freshmen and 67 percent of continuing undergraduate students benefit from financial aid at the University of Arizona. Residents of the state receive tuition discounts. A master's degree in engineering management is also available.

  University of Arizona
  P.O. Box 210066
  Tucson, AZ 85721-0066
  520-621-3237
  arizona.edu

Saint Louis University

• The Jesuit Order of the Roman Catholic Church founded Saint Louis University in St. Louis, and the school has grown to an enrollment of more than 12,700 undergraduate and graduate students. In 2010, the school was ranked 88th among all U.S. universities, according to U.S. News and World Report. The college offers a bachelor of business administration degree in engineering through a joint program between the John Cook School of Business and the Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology. Courses include systems design and quality control as well as business-related classes in accounting, statistics, economics, finance, information technology, marketing, business law and strategic planning. Students in the program can study abroad for a semester at the university's campus in Madrid, Spain. While attending Saint Louis University, around 98 percent of freshmen and 89 percent of continuing students receive financial aid, according to the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges.

  Saint Louis University
  221 North Grand Blvd.
  St. Louis, MO 63103
  314-77-2500
  slu.edu