Program Overview

Excel in the digital future with your information technology and management master’s degree from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Our future will be increasingly dominated by the internet, social media, digital technologies, big data, and other new and emerging information technology areas. Want to be part of understanding and managing it all? We have a master’s degree for you.

Illinois Tech’s information technology and management master’s program offers nine specializations that target specific technology and management careers. Through the more than 100 IT management master’s courses available at Illinois Tech, we provide an unparalleled breadth and depth of knowledge for earning your information technology and management degree.

As a student in our IT management degree program, you’ll gain the real-world experience and insights you need to excel as an information technology professional. Our information technology and management master’s program will build up your problem-solving skills and knowledge of how to create technology solutions for problems in various industries.

Illinois Tech’s IT management master’s program offers you a curriculum that blends theoretical content and practical application with projects and laboratory-based instruction. Our information technology and management degree program also offers you an innovative experience in which you’ll work on a cutting-edge, industry-sponsored project.

Complete our IT management degree in-person, fully online, or through a hybrid option. The program is typically completed in two years with a full-time study track.

Program Overview

By choosing Illinois Tech’s IT management degree program, you’ll enjoy a number of advantages, including:

• Gain professional expertise through Illinois Tech’s Elevate program. This one-of-a-kind program guarantees hands-on experiences—including research projects, internships, study away, competitions, short courses, and more—as well as personalized academic and career mentorship, all in pursuit of ensuring that our students graduate with career-readiness.
• Choose a specialization to deepen your expertise. Selecting one of nine specialization areas allows you to gain deeper knowledge of and insights into a technology area of your choice and allows you to select elective courses that help focus your personal career path.
• Delve into cyber defense and other IT realms with the pros. The United States Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have designated Illinois Tech a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. Our C2SAFE is a collaborative space where business, government, academia, and security professionals intersect.
• Undertake IT projects and student research to elevate your offerings. Through Illinois Tech’s information technology and management master’s program students can participate in hands-on projects, student research, and faculty research projects.
• Live and learn in the heart of Chicago’s technology district. You’ll have unparalleled access to companies and professionals in Chicago’s booming technology industry.