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Illinois Tech’s Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering provides students with the advanced knowledge needed to design the built environment. Students learn how buildings and bridges may be designed to resist the forces imposed upon them by external loads, gravity, wind, and earthquakes. Up-to-date, computer-aided design techniques and the latest national building codes dealing with steel, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete, and masonry structures are treated.

Coursework includes topics in advanced structural theory and design, advanced structural analysis, and advanced reinforced concrete.

Program Overview

Learn how buildings and bridges are designed to resist forces imposed by external loads, gravity, wind, and earthquakes. Computer-aided design techniques and the latest national building codes dealing with steel, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete, and masonry structures are treated.

Career Opportunities

Our graduate structural engineering program will prepare you for such careers as:

  • Structural engineer
  • Structural designer
  • Senior project engineer
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The Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering provides students with the advanced knowledge needed to design the built environment. Students learn how buildings and bridges may be designed to resist the forces imposed upon them by external loads, gravity, wind, and earthquakes.

Coursework includes topics in advanced structural theory and design, advanced structural analysis, and advanced reinforced concrete.

No thesis or comprehensive exam is required for completion of the degree.

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Each applicant will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis during the application review process to determine any deficiency course requirements.

Jamie Griggs
A Range of Experiences

Turning an internship into a job, and how a soccer team becomes family.

Jamie Griggs (CE, M.Eng. STE ’22)
Zachary Haney
Real-World Experience

Zachary Haney is gaining real-world experience and pursuing his dream career while working on skyscrapers in Chicago. He contributes to the advancement of the field and gives back to the community.

Zachary Haney (Architectural Engineering/M.Eng. Structural Engineering 4th Year)