Graduate Programs and Degrees
An overview of degrees offered by each IIT college are noted below. Visit the more info links associated with each college details about degrees, dual degrees and certificate programs.
Armour College of Engineering
IIT Armour College of Engineering has a long and proud history of educating engineers who are innovators and leaders. More than 90 full-time faculty members are engaged in fundamental and applied research leading to the development of new technologies of global impact.
Master of Science and doctoral students conduct independent-minded, creative research in these areas. Professional Master's programs in emerging areas provide students with concrete competence and marketable skills such as entrepreneurship, and enhance their careers as industry professionals. more info »
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Legal education at IIT Chicago-Kent is scholarly yet pragmatic, broad-based yet personalized, demanding yet anything but rigid. Faculty scholarship fuels our academic enterprise and brings a constant supply of fresh ideas to the classroom. A low student-faculty ratio promotes day-to-day engagement with some of the most influential scholars and teachers in the nation. more info »
College of Architecture
With a history of design excellence and technical expertise, an unmatched professional studio curriculum, and inspiring surroundings, IIT College of Architecture is one of the most respected by architectural firms nationwide. more info »
College of Science
(effective Fall 2013; formerly College of Science and Letters)IIT College of Science offers graduate students unparalleled access to major research facilities and world-leading national laboratories, with all the benefits of a small, private college. The college has a history of fundamental and innovative research—all with a practical slant. Today, it offers groundbreaking research in many areas, from basic science, energy, health, and security to Internet privacy and big-data handling. more info »
Institute of Design
Since its founding as the New Bauhaus in 1937, the Institute of Design has grown into the largest full-time graduate-only design program in the U.S., with students from around the world. IIT Institute of Design is ranked number one for research and theory, based on skills sought by recruiting organizations and number six for overall best industrial design graduate schools. more info »
Lewis College of Human Sciences
(effective Fall 2013; formerly College of Psychology)Lewis College of Human Sciences trains professionals who can promote wellness, learning, corporate restructuring, retraining, workforce diversity, and globalization. The college's research and teaching strengths in clinical, rehabilitation, and industrial/organizational disciplines have earned accolades and national rankings. more info »
School of Applied Technology
(including degree programs of the IIT Institute for Food Safety and Health)IIT School of Applied Technology offers distinctive master's programs designed primarily for prospective and current industrial, IT, or food safety and technology professionals. In hands-on, project- and laboratory-based programs, students learn theory, application, and business practices from full-time faculty and industry professionals with significant industry, academic, and teaching experience. more info »
Stuart School of Business
A one-of-a-kind business school in Chicago emphasizing analytics and quantitative methodology, hands-on learning, and real-world problem solving:
- Financial Times ranked our M.S. in Finance program 3rd in the U.S. in 2011, with a focus on financial engineering
- The only business school in Chicago with a Marketing Analytics and Communication program - emphasizing data-driven methodologies
- Environmental Management and Sustainability program focusing on how to make the business case for sustainability
- An MBA program that ranks in the Global Top 100 by the Aspen Institute
- A Master of Public Administration program provides a practical orientation toward public/nonprofit management and policy

