Master's in Information Technology

The demand for IT professionals who understand business and the emerging focus on business analytics has never been greater. As a student in WPI’s master's in information technology program, you’ll be immersed in the information technology, business analytics, and comprehensive management principles necessary for understanding the application of IT to business. You will learn how to create business opportunities by leveraging existing and emerging information technology and analytics tools and learning how to use that information in business applications. The information technology MS program will transform you into an IT professional who can take on a leadership role at the forefront of technological and business innovations. WPI's master's in information technology is currently offered both on-campus and online for full-time and part-time students.

The WPI Business School, grounded in a technology-focused university, has world-class expertise and educational resources in these areas, and thus is suitably poised to offer a graduate-level education to prepare students for their career choices and leadership.

This program is also available online

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In WPI's MS in IT program, students prepare to be IT leaders who can manage teams and leverage existing and emerging technology tools for a variety of business applications. As part of the program’s AI concentration, students learn to develop and successfully deploy AI- and analytics-based IT solutions, strategies and policies.

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There is a pressing need for engineers, scientists, and coders with business acumen and management skills. WPI is committed to making STEM education more attainable, and The Business School is doing its part by reducing its tuition for graduate programs. Today, a premier degree from WPI’s business school is more affordable than ever—meaning you can see a high return on investment from your degree even sooner.

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MSIT students must complete a three-course core as follows:

MIS 581 Policy and Strategy for IT and Analytics
MIS 584 Business Intelligence
MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics

MSIT students must complete two three-course specialties, selected from the following specialties:

Specialty in Artificial Intelligence in Business

MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning

Select one of the following courses:

MIS 520 Artificial Intelligence and its Ethical Applications in Business
MIS 581 Policy and Strategy for Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Analytics

Select one of the following courses:

MKT 562 Marketing Research
MKT 568 Marketing Analytics
OIE 552 Modeling and Optimizing Processes

Specialty in Information Systems Design

MIS 571 Database Applications Design and Development
MIS 582 Information Security Management
MIS 585 User Experience Design

Specialty in Data Analytics

MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning
MKT 568 Marketing Analytics

Select 1 of the following:

MKT 565 Digital Marketing
MKT 562 Marketing Research

Specialty in Digital Transformation

MIS 500 Innovation with Information Systems

Select one of the following:

OIE 501 Operations Management (recommended for students with no operations background)
OIE 544 Supply Chain Analysis and Design
OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes

Select one of the following:

MIS 576 Project Management
OBC 533 Negotiations
OBC 537 Leading Change

Specialty in IT User Experience

MIS 583 User Experience Applications
MIS 586 User Experience Methods
MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics

Additional specialties are likely to be developed in the future.

IT master’s degree students must complete a two-course capstone project experience as follows:

OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation
MIS 573 System Design and Development

Additional recommendations for on campus, international informational technology MS students:

On campus, international students are encouraged to complete up to three additional credits of internship to ensure their readiness for employment in the U.S.

Admissions Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with at least one prior college-level programming course with a grade of B or better, and a GPA > 3.0.

Admissions Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with at least one prior college-level statistics course with a grade of B or better, and a GPA > 3.0.

For International Students - English Language Proficiency Requirement

The Business Masters programs require a minimum TOEFL iBT score of 90, TOEFL Essentials score of 8.5, IELTS score of 7 (minimum sub-score of 6.5), or Duolingo score of 115.

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Faculty Profiles

Bengisu Tulu

Professor, The Business School

I enjoy teaching because it allows me to interact with students who have the potential to make the world a better place using technology. I continually innovate in my courses to ensure students enjoy the learning experience, learn the key concepts and skills related to information systems through real world examples, have an opportunity to learn from each other, learn to present themselves as professionals, and most importantly learn to use or develop technology to make a difference.

Diane Strong

Professor & Department Head, The Business School

WPI provides an environment that values both teaching and research, which is ideal for me. I enjoy teaching at WPI because students are interested in learning and willing to work hard. My teaching focuses on how business, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations can best use computing technologies, such as database systems, electronic health records systems, and mobile apps. Students in my classes learn to design computing applications that meet the needs of organizations.

Nima Kordzadeh

Assistant Professor, The Business School

Nima Kordzadeh is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the WPI Business School. He is also affiliated with the Data Science Program. Joining WPI in 2017, Professor Kordzadeh was drawn by the university's commitment to blending theory with practice, aligning perfectly with his educational philosophy.

Advance Your IT Career with a Master’s Degree in Information Technology

Are you ready to begin your master’s degree in information technology and become an IT professional? WPI’s information technology MS program prepares students for cutting edge, in-demand jobs as software engineers, IT consultants, developers, and more.

Recent graduates of WPI’s IT master’s degree program have gone on to IT careers at companies including:

Aetna
Chewy
Dell EMC
Deloitte
Fallon Health
Sanofi
The MathWorks
Vanguard Renewables

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