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Northern Trust employees receive special discounts when they enroll in certificate and master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology.
As a leading global financial institution, Northern Trust provides its international clients with outstanding expertise and service. If you are a Northern Trust employee who is interested in advancing your skills—especially in relevant areas such as cybersecurity, finance, management, and data analytics—Illinois Tech, Chicago's only tech-focused university, is the ideal place to continue your education. We offer world-class, innovation-driven certificates and master's degrees that enable your future success.
When you enroll in a graduate degree or certificate program at Illinois Tech, you join a legacy of scholars who are committed to excellence. You will experience personalized faculty mentorship, hands-on learning opportunities, and access to the resources that come along with studying in the global city of Chicago—all of which help to shape a one-of-a-kind education.
Through the Northern Trust partnership, Northern Trust employees receive a 10 percent tuition discount to study at Illinois Tech. However, featured programs may offer larger discounts. If an Illinois Tech program offers an existing scholarship, Northern Trust employees will receive the higher of the two discounts.
Featured programs for Northern Trust employees are listed below. For a full list of graduate programs at Illinois Tech click here.
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Accelerated Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The Accelerated M.B.A. program at Stuart School of Business is the first program to be offered in Chicago with a strong focus on teaching business innovation. Through rigorous academics and hands-on learning, the program prepares busy mid-career professionals for management positions, especially in organizations where technology is a key source of competitiveness.
M.B.A. with a Specialization in Banking
The Accelerated M.B.A. with a specialization in banking combines the broad vision required to address critical management challenges in banking with a keen understanding of tactical issues.
12 courses (36 credits) taken over two years or six semesters
This is a part-time program held at Illinois Tech’s Conviser Law Center, conveniently located next to Chicago’s Union Station. Students take two classes every Saturday from 9:30 a.m.–noon and from 1–3:30 p.m.
Receive a $14,000 reduction in tuition, approximately 24 percent of the total tuition cost
Cybersecurity Management (Certificate)
The Certificate in Cybersecurity Management program is designed for students seeking knowledge that will prepare them for careers in the management of cybersecurity and information security. Students will learn to oversee and manage information security; learn about security awareness, training, policy, and procedures; and learn to allocate strategic resources such as personnel, infrastructure, requirements, policy enforcement, and emergency planning, among others.
Receive a 20 percent reduction in tuition
12 credit hours
4 courses
Data Analytics (Certificate)
Discover how to find patterns in large amounts of data through the Certificate in Data Analytics program. Certificate programs offer working professionals an opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills. Intelligent analysis of large amounts of data is a crucial component in supporting numerous business applications and business decisions. Gain a grasp on discovering patterns in large amounts of data from information systems and on drawing conclusions based on these patterns.
Receive a 20 percent reduction in tuition
9 credit hours
3 courses
Finance (M.S.)
#5 IN THE NATION FOR FINANCE
– The Financial Times on Stuart School of Business
At Stuart School of Business, students can study in one of the nation’s premier Master of Science in Finance programs in the exciting city of Chicago, home to the world’s largest markets in financial derivatives. They learn the latest industry-relevant ideas and technologies from faculty who are both practitioners and scholars, bringing their career knowledge and understanding of the marketplace directly to the classroom.
The Chicago Talent Pipeline Scholarship supports motivated individuals who are looking to advance their career paths in Chicago’s dynamic finance industry. Domestic candidates for the Master of Science in Finance program may apply for the scholarship, which awards students up to $17,000 toward this degree program.