Technological Entrepreneurship (M.B.A.)
Make your startup dreams a reality! Our M.B.A. for entrepreneurs combines the high-level business acumen of a technology-focused M.B.A. with a deep dive into creating your own entrepreneurial project.
Illinois Tech鈥檚 M.B.A. Technological Entrepreneurship Empowers You to Innovate and Create New Ventures
Are you passionate about business, technology, and innovation? So are we. As the only business school within a tech-focused university in 电车无码, Stuart School of Business has the expertise, resources, and connections to put you on the path to becoming a tech leader.
In our M.B.A. Technological Entrepreneurship, you鈥檒l develop key skills in strategic management, decision-making, marketing, operations, finance, and leadership. You will also apply your skills in real time to build a startup, commercialize a new technology, or drive innovation within a company.
Dynamic, rigorous, and real-world. This is the M.B.A. for achieving your goals as a tech innovator.
Program Overview
With the business expertise, management skills, and hands-on experiences in Illinois Tech鈥檚 entrepreneurship M.B.A., you鈥檒l stand out in any business鈥攆rom small startups to large corporations鈥攅specially those that leverage cutting-edge technology for success.
Mentoring and networking are built into the program. Illinois Tech and Stuart have extensive contacts throughout 电车无码's vibrant entrepreneurial and business communities, so you鈥檒l have a wide range of opportunities to connect with startup founders in all types of industries and tap into resources such as business incubators, innovation labs, and Illinois Tech鈥檚 Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship.
Flexibility for working professionals includes in-person courses offered primarily on evenings and Saturdays at our convenient downtown 电车无码 campus. Typical completion times are two years (six semesters) part-time or 12鈥16 months full-time.
Note: We will be accepting applications for fall 2025 admission to this program soon.
Career Opportunities
What can you do with an M.B.A. in entrepreneurship? Your potential career paths as an innovative tech leader are wide ranging across industries and types of businesses in roles such as:
- Startup founder
- C-suite executive
- General and operations manager
Here are some courses that are among our students鈥 favorites:
MBA 590鈥擠igital Transformation
Discover how to effectively and creatively manage digital technology鈥攁ssessing your company鈥檚 needs, implementing new ideas, and staying at the forefront of business competition. You鈥檒l gain hands-on experience by developing a data-driven action plan to address a business challenge.
IDX 560鈥擨ntroduction to Design Thinking
Learn the powerful user-centered, methods-based approach to defining and solving problems that is used in the field of design. The combination of design thinking with strategic management and business skills is ideal for professionals who aspire to lead ventures that require innovation and collaboration across disciplines.
BUS 571/BUS 572鈥擡ntrepreneurship Capstone Studio Course
Apply your skills, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit to real-world enterprises by developing a prototype, engaging customers and partners, and identifying support and funding in one of three roles:
- Startup Founder: Create a business from the ground up. Identify, investigate, and evaluate the viability of a product or service for a startup.
- Research Commercialization: Experience the process it takes to bring a research-based technology to the marketplace as a product or service.
- Corporate Innovator: Make an impact by completing an entrepreneurial project within an existing company or organization.
Degree Requirements
The M.B.A. Technological Entrepreneurship degree requires a minimum of 36 credit hours (12 courses) as detailed below. All courses are three credit hours each.
Required Courses
鈥擲trategic Management
鈥擣inancial Statement Applications
鈥擜nalytics for Decision Making
鈥擬icroeconomics and Game Theory
鈥擫eadership and Organization Design
鈥擬arketing Strategy
鈥擮perations and Process Management
鈥擠igital Transformation
鈥擨ntroduction to Design Thinking
鈥擡ntrepreneurship Capstone Studio Course
鈥擡ntrepreneurship Capstone Studio Course
Elective Courses
Select any one of the following courses:
鈥擵isual Analytics - Data Analytics and Visualization
鈥擝usiness Statistics
鈥擠igital Marketing
鈥擲ocial Media Marketing Analytics
- At least four years of professional work experience
- Bachelor鈥檚 degree in any discipline; preferably STEM undergraduate
- 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
- CV/resume
- Professional statement (statement of purpose)
- Official TOEFL or IELTS score, if required
Scholarships and Costs for Your M.B.A. Degree
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.
Scholarships and Aid Tuition and Fees
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 now!
Online sessions on selected Tuesdays at 8鈥8:30 a.m. CT
Growing as an Entrepreneur
鈥淭he M.S. in Technological Entrepreneurship program has been instrumental in advancing [my startup company] Aquager鈥檚 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.鈥
鈥 (CE, M.ENG, and current M.S. TENR Student), founder of
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