Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Illinois Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,325 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 281 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Illinois Tech Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Illinois Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Illinois Tech does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Illinois Tech Engineering Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Illinois Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Illinois Tech Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 281 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from Illinois Tech. About 72% were men and 28% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	71
International Students	171
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	75
Mechanical Engineering	70
Chemical Engineering	40
Other Engineering	22
Construction Engineering	21
Civil Engineering	19
Computer Engineering	15
Biomedical Engineering	15
Architectural Engineering	14
Environmental Engineering	10
Operations Research	6
Materials Engineering	5
Engineering Physics	1
Manufacturing Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Architecture & Related Services

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Illinois Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Mechanical Engineers	17,320	$92,030
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Civil Engineers	10,970	$94,570
Industrial Production Managers	10,620	$104,540

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thomas Knapp under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.