Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Develop your strategic business skills and advance your career as an innovative manager and leader with the tech-focused master’s in business administration at Illinois Tech. We’ve designed our M.B.A. for busy professionals—take weekend and evening courses in downtown Chicago, either full-time or part-time.
Put Your Business Career in Fast Forward with the Illinois Tech M.B.A.
You have experience. Now take your career to the next level and beyond with the Master of Business Administration at Stuart School of Business. Our M.B.A. program places you at the intersection of business, innovation, and technology—the key drivers of impact and success in today’s fast-paced global business environment. Looking for more specialization? Check out our STEM-designated M.B.A. options in business analytics and finance. Whichever path you choose, you’ll build the strategic focus, management acumen, and innovation mindset that can put you ahead of the curve and keep you there.
Program Overview
Master the key business strategies, high-level management skills, and expertise to leverage emerging technologies that will prepare you to excel in leadership roles across industries and organizations. Designed for working professionals, our in-person M.B.A. features interactive courses and a hands-on approach based in case studies and real-world projects. Complete your degree in two years part-time or 12–15 months full-time, with Saturday and weekday evening courses at our downtown Chicago campus. Grow your network and connect with thousands of Chicago professionals through our partnership with Chicago Innovation.
Career Opportunities
With our Master of Business Administration degree, you’ll be well prepared for success in a wide variety of management and executive careers. Here are a few of the possible job opportunities:
- Medical and health services manager
- Financial manager
- General manager
Here are some courses that are among our M.B.A. students’ favorites:
BUS 510—Strategic Management
Developing great strategies and executing them flawlessly are keys to driving your organization’s rise to the top in a competitive global business environment, as well as fueling your own career success. This course focuses on the rigorous business process that combines analysis, strategy, and performance to guide you in developing and executing highly effective strategies. The course includes a strong experiential learning component.
MBA 505—Microeconomics and Game Theory
Study economics as a way of thinking about problems, issues, and decisions that managers face in each of the functional areas of their organization. This course stresses the importance of incentives in human decision making and the consideration of costs and benefits. You’ll learn about a wide range of concepts—such as supply and demand models, competition, and pricing—that shape the business environments in which organizations operate.
MBA 590—Digital Transformation
Learn how to effectively and creatively manage digital technology—assessing your company’s needs, implementing new ideas, and staying at the forefront of business competition. You’ll gain hands-on experience by developing a data-driven action plan to address a business challenge.
- Two or more years of professional work experience
- Official transcript submission with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- No GMAT or GRE scores required
- CV/resume
- Professional statement (statement of purpose)
- Official TOEFL or IELTS score, if required
Note: In general, transfer between the in-person M.B.A. program and the online Coursera M.B.A. program is not allowed; if you would like to appeal for further consideration, email MBA-support@iit.edu.
Scholarships and Costs for Your M.B.A. Degree
All Stuart School of Business graduate students are automatically reviewed for merit-based scholarship awards at the time of admission to Illinois Tech. Learn more about merit-based and need-based financial aid awards and tuition and fees.
Scholarships and Aid Tuition and Fees
Have Questions? Connect with Us
For any questions about Stuart School of Business degree programs or the application and enrollment process, contact our Director of Student Recruitment Claire Johnson.
Learn More about M.B.A.: Ask a Program Director
Find out how Stuart’s tech-focused M.B.A. degree can put your career on the fast track by talking with Program Director Dinakar Jayarajan. Register now for an upcoming session!
Online sessions on selected Wednesdays at 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. CT.
STEM-Designated M.B.A. Options
M.B.A. Business Analytics
Build powerful, cutting-edge skills in analytics to turn data into actionable insights for effective management.
M.B.A. Quantitative Finance
Develop key expertise and skills for financial management roles in all types of businesses and organizations.
M.B.A. Technological Entrepreneurship
Gain high-level management skills plus hands-on experience that can put you on the path to becoming a tech entrepreneur.
Featured Faculty
M. Krishna Erramilli
Elizabeth J. Durango-Cohen
Smriti Anand
Michael Rybak
Jeffrey Berk
Rob Nelson
Elliot R. (M.S. Analytical Chemistry ’21, M.B.A. ’23)
"One of the best parts of this program is the exposure to people with such diverse backgrounds. It really amazed me how many people came from so many different professional backgrounds, and that really contributed to fulfilling discussions and interactions with classmates."
Co-founder of a startup in college, John Wolf earned an M.B.A. to gain the skills and business acumen to support his passion for working with early-stage companies.
John Wolf (CE ’20, M.B.A. ’24)
Research chemist Elliott Rice has set her sights on becoming a leader in analytical chemistry and science tech. With her Illinois Tech M.B.A., she is on the way.
Elliott Rice (M.S. ACHM ’21, M.B.A. ’23)
Ambika Sahay Verma chose a Stuart dual-degree program to gain the right combination of skills and hands-on experiences to launch her on a career path into tech company management.
Ambika Sahay Verma (M.B.A./M.P.A. ’22)
With dual master’s degrees from Stuart, Changyue “Jack” An delivers high-level business and strategic knowledge combined with first-rate data science skills.
Changyue “Jack” An (M.B.A./M.S. MANL ’16)
With her Illinois Tech M.B.A., Leslie Voegtlin has the background for career advancement that she wanted. She also has a plan of action for launching a project that’s close to her heart.
Leslie Voegtlin (M.B.A. ’19)
A capstone project with Associate Professor Sang Baum Kang gave Trevor Wheeler the chance to build on his classroom learning and to show his understanding of investments and trading.
Trevor Wheeler (M.B.A./M.S. FIN ’19)