Advancing engineering, entrepreneurship and management
We offer you opportunities to learn what it takes to turn creative new ideas into profit making opportunities using a combination of engineering, economics and communication skills. And if you enjoy problem solving and improving the way people do things, a career in industrial and entrepreneurial engineering or engineering management might be for you. Our bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs ensure your education prepares you for the future!
I chose WMU partly because I knew a lot of the professors here from field trips I had taken with my school, but also because I knew WMU had a good engineering program as I will be a third-generation Bronco engineer.
Launching first-rate careers
Our graduates are ready to take on challenges and advance engineering and applied sciences fields. They are found in important roles in an array of companies worldwide.
Our Alumni
When you attend Western Michigan University to pursue a degree in industrial and entrepreneurial engineering or engineering management, you will join a growing group of alumni who are impacting our field and advancing technology in many industries.
Alumni such as William Denton, B.S.’67 who is now retired from Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company, where he served as chairman. Throughout Denton’s career, he held multiple president and vice president positions for various organizations. Denton spent 25 years with Newell Rubbermaid in senior executive roles including president, vice president, controller and more. He then served as president and CEO of Fiskars Brands, a global manufacturer and marketer of consumer products before joining Knape & Vogt in 2007. Denton received a College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Alumni Excellence Award in 2024.
