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Your Future Starts Here

Explore Our Majors

When you select your major at Illinois Tech, you can count on top-tier academics in innovative programs, courses taught by highly respected faculty, and a focus on active learning. 

Your education also comes with our one-of-a-kind Elevate program, which guarantees that you’ll participate in hands-on experiences, receive personalized mentorship from a team of academic and career advisers, and graduate uniquely career-ready. 

Plus you’ll have the resources of Chicago, an international business center with a fast-growing tech sector, providing access to internships, networking, and careers.  

At Illinois Tech, you’ll develop the twenty-first century skills and gain the real-world experience that employers want. This is future-focused higher education.

50-Plus Majors, and the Choice Is Yours!

Illinois Tech offers more than 50 undergraduate majors, plus options such as dual degrees, pre-health and pre-med programs, and our Accelerated Master’s Program, which allows you to begin your career with both a bachelor’s and an advanced degree in as few as five years. Discover where your future can lead.

Business

The comprehensive undergraduate program at Stuart School of Business gives you a solid business foundation for any career path. You’ll develop the knowledge and advanced skills in your particular area of interest by choosing a business+ specialization from among dozens of options, including finance, financial economics, marketing analytics, human resources, sustainability, and more.

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Science and Humanities

Focus your learning at the dynamic intersection of human experience, science, and technology at Lewis College of Science and Letters. Immerse yourself in scientific principles and their application in biology, chemistry, food science and nutrition, physics, psychology, and related fields. In the social sciences and humanities, our majors range from communication to global studies to social and economic development policy.

Explore Science and HUMANITIES

Computing and Mathematics

If you have a passion for computing and technology, our College of Computing is the place for you. We offer cutting-edge majors in computer science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data science, computer systems, information technology, applied mathematics, and statistics.

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Engineering

Our Armour College of Engineering graduates tackle some of the toughest challenges facing society and create innovative solutions that contribute to a more equitable and sustainable future.

Learn more about our majors in aerospace, architectural, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, cybersecurity, electrical, and mechanical engineering, plus industrial technology and management.

Explore Engineering

Architecture

The faculty and alumni of our world-renowned College of Architecture have had a profound impact on architecture education, research, and practice, both in Chicago—a city with a vibrant history of innovation in architecture—and globally.

Explore Architecture

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Expand Your Expertise with a Dual Degree

Broaden your knowledge and skills—and your career opportunities—by earning bachelor's degrees in two academic areas. Illinois Tech offers a variety of dual degrees, some of which can be completed in as few as four and a half years.

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Two Degrees in Just Five Years

Your quickest path to a graduate degree—and the advantages that gives you in the job market—is our Accelerated Master’s Program. You can graduate with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in as few as five years, with undergraduate tuition and financial aid all the way.

Find Out How
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Pathways to Medical Careers

Are you looking toward medical school or other health professional schools? Our pre-med and pre-health programs provide the rigorous academic background that you will need to succeed. We also offer dual-admission arrangements with osteopathic medicine, optometry, and pharmacy schools.

Start Your Medical Journey
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Experience Active Learning Now

You can check out active learning, Illinois Tech style, even as a high school student! We offer four-week virtual internships where you can gain hands-on experience and skills in cybersecurity, digital marketing, and other areas. Complete a virtual internship this fall to receive an Edge Award that you can apply toward one of our unique Elevate College Prep summer programs.

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Career Readiness that Pays Off

91.5%

Career Placement Rate

For Class of 2021 Illinois Tech Graduates

#1

In the Chicago Region for Occupational Earnings Power

—The Brookings Institution

$70,444

Average Starting Salary

Among 2021 Graduates Reporting