Directory of Human Factors/​Ergonomics Graduate Programs in the United States and Canada

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Program Listings

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Name of Institution Location Master's Doctorate HFES Accreditation
Arizona State University Arizona MSD N/A  
Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus (Mesa) Arizona MS N/A  
Auburn University Alabama MSIE, MS PhD X
Bentley University Massachusetts MS N/A  
California State University, Long Beach California MS N/A X
Carleton University Canada – Ontario MA PhD  
Catholic University of America District of Columbia MA PhD  
Central Michigan University Michigan MS PhD  
Clemson University South Carolina MS PhD X
Colorado State University Colorado MS PhD  
Cornell University New York MS N/A  
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Florida MS N/A X
Florida Institute of Technology Florida MS N/A  
George Mason University Virginia Certificate, MA PhD X
Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia MS PhD X
Iowa State University Iowa MS PhD  
Kansas State University Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Kansas MSIE PhD  
Louisiana State University Louisiana MSIE PhD  
Miami University Ohio MA PhD  
Michigan Technological University Michigan MS PhD  
Mississippi State University Mississippi MS PhD  
Missouri Western State University Missouri MAS N/A  
Montana State University Montana MS N/A  
New Mexico State University New Mexico MA PhD  
New York University New York MS PhD  
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University North Carolina MS PhD  
North Carolina State University Department of Industrial Engineering North Carolina MIE, MS PhD X
North Carolina State University Department of Psychology North Carolina MS PhD X
Northeastern University Massachusetts MS PhD  
Ohio State University Department of Integrated Systems Engineering Ohio MS PhD X
Ohio State University Department of Psychology Ohio MA PhD  
Old Dominion University Virginia MS PhD X
Oregon State University Oregon MS PhD  
Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania MS PhD  
Purdue University Indiana MS PhD  
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York N/A PhD  
Rice University Texas MA PhD  
Rochester Institute of Technology New York MS N/A  
San Jose State University California MS N/A X
State University of New York Buffalo New York MS PhD X
Texas A & M Health Science Center Texas MPH, MSPH PhD  
Texas Tech University Department of Industrial Engineering Texas MSIE PhD X
Texas Tech University Department of Psychology Texas MA PhD X
Tufts University Massachusetts MS PhD  
University of Alabama, Huntsville Alabama MA N/A  
University of Calgary Canada – Alberta MS PhD  
University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health/​Bioengineering California MS PhD  
University of California, Berkeley Vision Science Graduate Program California MS PhD  
University of Central Florida Florida N/A PhD X
University of Connecticut Connecticut MA PhD  
University of Houston Texas MIE, MSIE PhD  
University of Houston-Clear Lake Texas MA N/A  
University of Idaho Idaho MS PhD X
University of Iowa Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Iowa MS PhD  
University of Iowa Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety Ergonomics Training Program Iowa MS PhD  
University of Kentucky Kentucky MS PhD  
University of Massachusetts Lowell Massachusetts MS, PSM ScD  
University of Miami Florida MS PhD  
University of Michigan Michigan MS/MSE PhD  
University of Minnesota Minnesota MA/MS PhD  
University of Oklahoma Oklahoma MS PhD  
University of South Dakota South Dakota MA PhD  
University of Texas at Austin Texas MSIS PhD  
University of Texas at El Paso Texas MSIS N/A  
University of Toronto Canada – Ontario MAS PhD  
University of Utah Utah ME, MPH, MS, MSPH PhD  
University of Virginia Virginia MS PhD  
University of Washington Washington MS PhD  
University of Waterloo Canada – Ontario MAS PhD  
University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin MS PhD  
Virginia Tech Virginia MS PhD X
Wichita State University Kansas MA PhD X
Wright State University (Department of Psychology) Ohio MS PhD X

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