Master's in Information Technology

A Premier STEM Business Degree, More Affordable Tuition

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.

33-credit information technology MS curriculum draws from WPI’s strengths in technology, engineering, and science. Courses explore a wide range of cutting-edge topics, including the organizational and technological challenges of enterprise systems, security management, systems development life cycle, and information systems innovation.

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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 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 Data Mining Business Applications
                     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 Behaviour 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.