What punctuates the Illinois Tech undergraduate experience? Here are three important things you’ll find at Illinois Tech—and no place else:
Chicago’s Tech University: We are the only comprehensive tech-focused university in the Chicago area. From skyscrapers to startups, Illinois Tech has fueled the city’s rise as a global metropolis.
Opportunity and Value: Illinois Tech is an engine of opportunity, providing the best return on investment in the state and among the best in the nation.
Active Learning: Our students learn by creating, inventing, and solving—not just in the classroom.
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Elevate affords stakeholders and participants access to our premier global professional ecosystem.
WHAT IS ELEVATE?
Elevate transforms Illinois Tech students into career-ready professionals through hands-on experiences—internships, research projects, competitions, study away opportunities, and more. You’ll gain personalized coaching and earn …
Cybersecurity is a booming technical career path. As more companies move their data, processes, and systems online, they need cybersecurity professionals to help ensure their information is secure. However, because this field is growing and evolving, it can be challenging …
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The $10,000+ Advantage: Why Smart Salary Research Matters
Illinois Tech students who actively research and negotiate their salaries earn significantly more than those who don’t. In Chicago, software engineers earn an average of $133,255 base salary with $25,781 in additional …
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) is reporting a massive improvement in the U.S. job market for college and university students and recent graduates.
The overall average starting salary for Class of 2022 graduates is up 7.4 percent …
Physics is an area of study in which practitioners employ a variety of methods in order to better understand the world we live in, as well as the entirety of the Universe at large. The demand for roles in physics …
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Illinois Tech Features Over 100 Professional Student Organizations
Benefits of Joining
Partnering with Illinois Tech professional and student organizations provides access to professional development, networking events, design competitions, and certification support. Members also benefit from career resources, mentorship opportunities, industry publications, and exclusive research access.
Illinois Tech graduates are in high demand. See what our graduates are doing within six months of graduation
Career Services tracks career outcomes on an annual basis through a survey known as First Destination. This data refers to the post-graduation status of students within six months of graduation and provides a snapshot view of the success undergraduates obtain.
For the 2023 class, surveys were collected from 94% of graduates.
Graduates of Illinois Tech pursue a wide variety of industries and positions in leading companies and organizations, and Career Services strongly believes that engaging in internships, research, study abroad, and student organizations are practices that lead to post-graduation success. For additional information or questions, please get in touch with Illinois Tech Career Services at careerservices@iit.edu and review our collection and reporting methodology.
Armour College of Engineering has been educating world-class engineers since the university’s founding in 1890. As a twenty-first-century engineering student, you'll learn the principles of your profession and work in an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes hands-on learning, teamwork, and leadership, all through the lens our four engineering themes—water, health, energy, and security—that highlight issues vital today and in the future. At Armour College you will be prepared to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom to complex problems facing today’s global society.
The College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology builds on a legacy of disciplined experimentation in materials and technologies to educate and inspire the next generation of architects and landscape architects. From its landmark campus and home at S. R. Crown Hall, IIT Architecture champions an interdisciplinary approach to education and research that is simultaneously local and global in its impact. IIT Architecture students are educated to address complex, contemporary challenges of designing and constructing across all scales. Both faculty and students enjoy a longstanding relationship with professional practice in Chicago, a city with a vibrant history of innovation in architecture, design, landscape architecture, and urbanism.
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First Destination
The vast majority of our graduates obtained full-time employment or decided to continue their education through graduate studies.
Learn more about the percentages of our graduates employed full-time, part-time, in graduate school, serving in the military, or pursuing volunteer opportunities.
Top Employers
Every year, Illinois Tech graduates self-report their success to Career Services. Our graduates obtain positions at companies and organizations of all sizes, including start-ups, early-stage companies, and Fortune 500 corporations.
Starting Salary
Our graduates earn competitive starting salaries
We provide students with the information they need to understand salary expectations by industry, sector, and geographic location.
Employment Locations
Our graduates select positions across the U.S. and the world.
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Top Universities
The list below provides a list of universities most often attended by Illinois Tech graduates for graduate school.
Degree Types
Illinois Tech graduates are well-positioned to pursue continuing education in a variety of areas.
Fields of Study
An Illinois Tech degree positions graduates for continuing education in a wide variety of STEM-related areas.
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