Technological Entrepreneurship (M.A.S.)
The Master of Technological Entrepreneurship program gives aspiring high-tech entrepreneurs the skills and knowledge they need to make their ideas a reality.
Drawing on Illinois Tech’s Stuart School of Business, Institute of Design, and Chicago-Kent College of Law, the program provides students—particularly those with technical backgrounds—with a comprehensive curriculum to explore innovative, entrepreneurial, and design-thinking approaches in their work.
Collaboration, networking, and mentoring are woven throughout the program, and strong connections with Chicago’s vibrant entrepreneurial community and Illinois Tech’s innovation-focused groups and resources, including the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship, provide a wide range of opportunities for hands-on experiences.
In the capstone project—which accounts for 9–12 of the 30 credits required for the program—students apply their learning and creativity to real-world enterprises, such as building a startup business, bringing new technology to market, or completing an entrepreneurial project within a company or organization.
Through Illinois Tech’s one-of-a-kind Elevate program, you are guaranteed access to hands-on experiences throughout your graduate education, such as virtual and in-person internships, and personalized mentorship to guide your academic studies and career planning.
Build Your Professional Network in Chicago’s Innovation Community
Through Stuart’s partnership with Chicago Innovation, all students in the MTE program receive a free membership to this dynamic organization, including networking, events, and projects with thousands of business professionals across industries in Chicago.
Program Overview
The Master of Technological Entrepreneurship program is specifically designed for students with technical backgrounds and the entrepreneurial spirit and drive to create innovative business ventures. Learning is applied and hands-on, drawing on the abundant resources of Chicago’s dynamic network of startups and tech entrepreneurs.
Career Opportunities
The Master of Technological Entrepreneurship is ideal for students with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics who are looking to gain the necessary business, design, innovation, and legal skills to launch startups and take on leadership positions in small and mid-sized businesses where technology plays a key role.
Courses in the Master of Technological Entrepreneurship program are designed to develop the expertise and problem-solving abilities that entrepreneurs need to thrive in highly competitive business environments, including: strategizing for the high-tech business space, design thinking, and navigating the legal and transactional aspects of forming and growing businesses.
In the program’s capstone project, students apply their learning by engaging in an individualized hands-on, real-world project as a startup founder, corporate innovator, or creative researcher.
- Completed online application
- 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
- A one-page statement of purpose, with goals and objectives
- English proficiency exam, if required
Current Illinois Tech undergraduates and recent alumni have options to reduce the number of credits required for this program through the university’s Accelerated Master’s Program. For more specific information about admission and the application process that pertains to you, visit the links below:
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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.
Tech Entrepreneurship: Ask a Program Director
Learn more about how you can develop the skills, experience, and connections to launch a startup or take on a position leading innovative ventures within a company. Sign up for one of these virtual information sessions to talk with Program Director Nik Rokop. Register for an upcoming session!
Online sessions on selected Tuesdays at 8–8:30 a.m. CT
Scholarships and Aid
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.
Apply Your Learning in a Capstone Project
Growing as an Entrepreneur
“Stuart’s technological entrepreneurship program has been instrumental in advancing [my startup company] Aquager’s mission by equipping me with strategic business skills and connecting me with a community of mentors and like-minded innovators. Each interaction, class, and project has provided insights I can directly apply to my startup, making this journey incredibly fulfilling and crucial to my growth as an entrepreneur.”
—Jiri Zeman (CE, M.Eng. CEM ’23, M.S. TENT ’25), founder of Aquager Technologies Inc.
A Passion for Tech, Policy, and Entrepreneurship
“At Stuart, you don’t just learn about business—you build in real-time, and you’re surrounded by passionate students and faculty who push you to turn ideas into action.”
—Shahaan Mirza (ITM/M.A.S. TENR ’25)
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