Pair deep expertise in your field with the AI skills to discover, design, transform, build, and lead. At Illinois Tech, you’ll turn emerging technology into real-world impact through rigorous learning, human judgment, and hands-on experience. Here, we teach students to truly leverage AI to transform organizations, workflows, and job tasks with a human-in-the-lead approach to ensure the human value proposition remains at the forefront in the age of AI.
Your Field. Your AI Advantage.
The next generation of innovators will know their disciplines—and know how to make AI work within them. Illinois Tech combines that expertise with the ability to develop, evaluate, secure, and apply AI to real challenges.
Illinois Tech launched the Midwest’s first standalone undergraduate AI degree in 2019. In 2026, Learn.org ranked the program No. 1 in the United States. Now, AI+ extends that foundation into the professions shaping our future.
Imagine using machine learning to identify a fleeting cosmic event, AI models to accelerate materials or drug research, computational design to create more sustainable buildings, or secure AI systems to protect critical infrastructure. These are the opportunities awaiting professionals who combine technical fluency with deep subject expertise.
The market is rewarding that combination.
PwC’s 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer found that jobs requiring AI skills grew 69 percent since 2019, compared with 9 percent for the overall market, and carried an average 62 percent wage premium. Its research also found rising demand for judgment and leadership in AI-exposed entry-level roles.
