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The M.S. program in applied mathematics at Illinois Tech offers flexible pathways tailored to your academic and professional goals. For those aspiring toward doctoral studies in applied mathematical sciences, it delivers rigorous preparation for Ph.D.-level coursework and research. Alternatively, students targeting industry careers will gain expertise in sophisticated mathematical methods and modeling approaches valued by employers.
Students can choose among three completion options: composing a master's thesis, successfully passing two qualifying examinations, or executing an industry-focused project.
The program features five concentration areas: industrial mathematics, stochastic computation, discrete computation and optimization, computational statistics for data science, and quantitative risk management.