MAS Pharmaceutical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

Programme overview

Gain the knowledge and skills essential to be innovative, competent, contributing engineers in the pharmaceutical industry and to be prepared to meet the changing needs of the industry.

Faculty: School of Engineering, Applied Science, and Health | Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

The Master of Pharmaceutical Engineering provides students with a strong foundation in pharmaceutical engineering, drug delivery, bioprocess engineering, and entrepreneurship/intellectual property management. Students will have the opportunity to select from elective courses covering such topics as crystal growth, cardiovascular fluid mechanics, and nanoscale imaging.

Career pathways

Our graduate pharmaceutical engineering degree program will prepare you for such careers as: Industrial engineer; Product development engineer; Pharmaceutical project manager.

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Application information

Entry requirements

This program is open to students with undergraduate degrees in a range of engineering and science/mathematics majors. Each applicant will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis during the application review process to determine any deficiency course requirements. In some instances, students may be required to successfully complete undergraduate foundation courses.

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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