MAS Materials Chemistry at Illinois Institute of Technology

Programme overview

Part-time, online professional master's for scientists who want to broaden their background in materials synthesis, characterization and properties. It also emphasizes project management, technical communication and intellectual property management.

Faculty: School of Engineering, Applied Science, and Health | Study mode: full-time (on-campus and online options) | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Combines materials design and synthesis, characterization techniques, and computational and simulation methods, with project management, technical communication and intellectual property management.

Career pathways

Research and development chemist/scientist, quality control chemist, polymer chemist, chemical or materials engineer, materials scientist, process/product development scientist, technical sales professional, patent and trademark professional, technical writer, college professor or high school science teacher.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are expected to hold a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering with at least two semesters of organic chemistry and two semesters of calculus. Applicants must submit a transcript, one letter of recommendation, and a professional statement.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall and Spring.

Fall term: priority deadlines January 31 and April 15; regular deadline July 15 (domestic and international students living in the U.S.) or June 15 (international students living outside the U.S.). Spring term: priority October 1, extended to October 15; regular deadline January 7 (domestic) or November 15 (international). The admissions application fee is $100. GRE is optional for master's applicants.

Chicago-Kent J.D.: no application fee for 2026 J.D. applicants; first-year entry is Fall, with transfer entry in Fall or Spring.

Apply through the official page: https://www.iit.edu/admissions-aid/apply

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