Graduate Admission

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Illinois Tech’s graduate students are part of a legacy of scholars who are committed to excellence in study and research. As a graduate student at Illinois Tech, you will benefit from personalized faculty mentorship, hands-on experiences, and access to the resources of the global city of Chicago—all of which help to shape a one-of-a-kind graduate education.

Whether furthering your career through a certificate program, launching a cutting-edge business, or conducting Ph.D. research on a novel topic, at Illinois Tech you will join a university where the curious, ambitious, and dedicated find unlimited opportunities to advance and succeed.

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Elevate Your Graduate Degree

Real-world experiences are at the heart of Illinois Tech’s graduate global education. Through Illinois Tech’s one-of-a-kind Elevate program, you’ll take part in dynamic experiences like internships and research, gain twenty-first century skills, advance through personalized mentoring—and graduate uniquely career-ready.

Resources for Admitted Students

Admitted to Illinois Tech? View the next steps you need to take to attend the university.

Esteban Lopez

Seeing the Future of Engineering

With mentoring from professors and hands-on experiences through Elevate, including an internship at Boeing, Esteban Lopez (ME ’20, M.S. MAE Candidate) is researching ways to build artificial intelligence-driven robotics systems.

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Online Graduate Degree Programs

Illinois Tech offers graduate students an extensive variety of online degree programs in areas including engineering, design, science and letters, computer science, and business. Advance your career with a global graduate education—with maximum flexibility.