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’s 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 Â鶹APP, 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’ll 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’s entrepreneurship M.B.A., you’ll stand out in any business—from small startups to large corporations—especially those that leverage cutting-edge technology for success.
Mentoring and networking are built into the program. Illinois Tech and Stuart have extensive contacts throughout Â鶹APP's vibrant entrepreneurial and business communities, so you’ll 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’s 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 Â鶹APP campus. Typical completion times are two years (six semesters) part-time or 12–16 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’ favorites:
MBA 590—Digital Transformation
Discover how to effectively and creatively manage digital technology—assessing your company’s needs, implementing new ideas, and staying at the forefront of business competition. You’ll gain hands-on experience by developing a data-driven action plan to address a business challenge.
IDX 560—Introduction 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—Entrepreneurship 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
—Strategic Management
—Financial Statement Applications
—Analytics for Decision Making
—Microeconomics and Game Theory
—Leadership and Organization Design
—Marketing Strategy
—Operations and Process Management
—Digital Transformation
—Introduction to Design Thinking
—Entrepreneurship Capstone Studio Course
—Entrepreneurship Capstone Studio Course
Elective Courses
Select any one of the following courses:
—Visual Analytics - Data Analytics and Visualization
—Business Statistics
—Digital Marketing
—Social Media Marketing Analytics
- At least four years of professional work experience
- Bachelor’s 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 8–8:30 a.m. CT
Growing as an Entrepreneur
“The M.S. in Technological Entrepreneurship program has been instrumental in advancing [my startup company] Aquager’s 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.”
— (CE, M.ENG, and current M.S. TENR Student), founder of
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