Industry-aligned, career-ready master’s degree
Illinois Tech ranks #1 in Illinois and #23 in the U.S. on the Wall Street Journal’s list of Best Colleges.
Accelerate your path to a master’s degree
Send less time in the degree program and get to graduation quicker by applying your prior learning on Coursera.
Save up to $1500 (USD) on your degree
You may be able to earn up to 3 credits toward the core degree curriculum with your prior learning on Coursera once you are accepted and enrolled.
No admissions tests or application fees
With performance-based admissions, there is no formal application process. Successfully complete approved courses to qualify for automatic admission.
Learn at your own pace, 100% online
Build toward your degree with prior learning on Coursera
Illinois Tech’s Master of Information Technology is designed to help you elevate your IT career, providing an industry-aligned, career-ready, and hands-on education to help you thrive in a rapidly changing industry. Now, even more industry-relevant, the program recognizes select industry certificates on Coursera as prior learning credit, making it more accessible and cost-effective. This potentially helps you save money and offers an alternative route to admissions with a new performance-based admissions route.
You can earn credit for your prior learning
Complete one of the following professional certificates on Coursera and gain 3 credits towards Illinois Tech’s Master of Information Technology degree’s core curriculum once you are accepted and enrolled. Learners taking this route must first complete a required PBA course to gain entry onto the degree.
- IBM Full Stack Cloud Developer (3 credits)
- Google Project Management Professional Certificate (3 credits)
- Preparing for Google Cloud Security Engineer Professional Certificate (3 credits)
- AWS Cloud Technology Consultant (3 credits)
- AWS Solutions Architect Advanced Certificate (3 credits)
Interested? Between the rigorous in-demand curriculum and advanced skills development, you’ll be well-prepared to take your IT career to the next level. After you complete a certificate, Illinois Tech will conduct an evaluation and your prior learning may be recognised for academic credit. You can take these certificates at any time during the program, and the credits will be evaluated accordingly. Please note that an additional exam may be required for certain certificates.
Admissions made easy with prior learning on Coursera
Starting from June 2025, if you have successfully completed the Google IT Support Technical Certificate, you will be able to request admission to Illinois Tech’s Master of Information Technology degree, bypassing admissions tests and paying application fees. Plus, you can earn 3 credits towards the degree, helping you potentially lower the cost of your degree and spend less time as an enrolled student.
Please note, learners can gain a maximum of 3 credits from their prior learning on Coursera. This means that if a learner takes the Google IT Support Technical Certificate as part of their performance-based admissions, they cannot gain additional credits from prior learning on Coursera.
About Illinois Tech
Illinois Tech is a top-tier, nationally ranked, private research university with programs in engineering, computer science, architecture, design, science, business, human sciences, and law. The university offers bachelor of science, master of science, professional master’s, and Ph.D. degrees—as well as certificates for in-demand STEM fields and other areas of innovation. Talented students from around the world choose to study at Illinois Tech because of the access to real-world opportunities, renowned academic programs, high value, and career prospects of graduates.
About the College of Computing
Many faculty members from the College of Computing work in the tech industry, bringing bona fide expertise to the classroom that will uniquely help you prepare for your career. You can tap into their knowledge in areas such as data analysis, digital system architecture, information system management, business system analysis, voice/data system analysis, software development, mobile application development, systems administration, web applications development, and more.
National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education The United States Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have designated Illinois Institute of Technology as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.
North American Defense and Security Academic Alliance (NADSAA) The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) North American Defense and Security Academic Alliance (NADSAA) exists as a collaborative information-based enterprise dedicated to strengthening and normalizing relationships between the two commands and academic institutions. This relationship stimulates and develops new thinking, examines cross-organizational solutions, and helps cultivate future generations of Defense and Security practitioners.
