Trine University
School Highlights
Perfect for students without a US graduate degree: Non-profit, H-1B Master’s Cap eligible; up to 3 years of STEM OPT
4 months of summer break without classes: From early May to late August, students can take breaks for almost 4 months without classes, and still maintain CPT status.
Low Onsite Frequency: One day (8am – 5pm) per semester, 2-3 times a year.
Flexible Program Duration: students can finish the program in as little as 1 year and as long as 2.5 years.
Low Tuition: $17,250 – $19,263
Flexible Payment: Monthly payment plan available
Campus Locations: 3 campuses across the country, within the proximity of all major US cities
Campus Location
Detroit Campus - Allen Park, MI
The campus is situated in the same building as the Ford Research and Development Center, in a well-secured area. It’s approximately a 15-minute ride from the airport to the classroom. This location is ideal for students residing in the Central and Eastern regions.
Phoenix Campus - Phoenix, AZ
Reston Campus - Reston, VA
The Reston area is a 25-minutes drive to downtown Washington, D.C., making this campus ideal for students living in the DMV and the east coast such as New York. The campus is a 10-minutes drive from IAD airport. Nearby, there are shopping centers, restaurants, and cafes, offering a safe and civilized experience.
Day-1 CPT Programs
Master of Business Administration
In this program, you will learn the critical decision-making skills that corporate managers use in negotiations, finance, communications, marketing, corporate strategy, and ethics.
Location | Reston, VA; Phoenix, AZ; Detroit, MI |
Tuition | $17,250 (total program cost without CPT) – $19,263 (total cost maximum) (Scholarship: Trine University doesn’t provide scholarship to graduate students. However, CISI offers a $500-$3000 scholarship to students applying with our code. See below for details.) |
Class Start | Jan/Mar/Jun/Aug/Oct |
Duration | 1-2.5 years |
Credit for Graduation | $575/credit, 30 credit of required courses, 0.5 credit for CPT courses each semester |
Required core courses for the program (21 credits)
Course Title | Credit |
Executive Communication | 3 |
Corporate Finance | 3 |
Managerial Accounting for MBA | 3 |
Strategic Marketing and Management | 3 |
Micro & Macro Economic Decision Making | 3 |
Statistics & Data Analysis | 3 |
Business Admin Capstone | 3 |
Additional 9 credits from concentration
Concentration & Courses | Credit |
Option 1: Marketing | |
Services Marketing | 3 |
Sales Management | 3 |
Operations Analytics | 3 |
Option 2: Accounting | |
Advanced Auditing | 3 |
Corporate Taxation | 3 |
Federal Tax Pass-Through Entities | 3 |
Option 3: Analytics | |
Managing Business Information Systems | 3 |
Operations Analytics | 3 |
Data-Driven Decision Making | 3 |
Option 4: Finance | |
Financial Modeling | 3 |
Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Analysis | 3 |
Option 5: Management | |
Project Management | 3 |
New Prod Dev and Innovation Strategies | 3 |
Choose One: Lean Six Sigma or Business Ethics | 3 |
Option 6: Human Resource Management | |
Strategic Human Resources Management | 3 |
Organizational Development and Change | 3 |
Business Ethics | 3 |
Option 7: Self-design | Choose 9 credits from the program electives above |
Master of Science in Information Studies (STEM)
As a technology-savvy specialist ready to move to the next level, you’ll be able to critically and analytically analyze, design, develop and maintain information systems to solve business problems. You will advance your information and project management skills with the ability to lead and execute information system projects. Graduates will be able to clearly address issues, influence others and encourage cooperation toward organizational goals.
Location | Reston, VA; Phoenix, AZ; Detroit, MI |
Tuition | $17,250 (total program cost without CPT) – $19,263 (total cost maximum) |
Class Start | Jan/Mar/Jun/Aug/Oct |
Duration | 1-2.5 years |
Credit for Graduation | $575/credit, 30 credit of required courses, 0.5 credit for CPT courses each semester |
Required core courses (30 credits)
Course Title | credit |
Project Management | 3 |
Cloud Computing | 3 |
Advanced Database | 3 |
Object-Oriented Programming in JAVA | 3 |
Systems Engineering Analysis | 3 |
Network Management | 3 |
Data Science and Big Data | 3 |
Cybersecurity | 3 |
Information Studies Capstone | 3 |
Statistics & Quantitative Methods | 3 |
Master of Science in Engineering Management
As an engineer ready to move into a management role, you’ll gain mastery of corporate culture, leadership, finance, operations strategy and marketing. You’ll take business ethics, public speaking, and decision-making classes that are geared towards the technical professional, as well as product development and innovation classes taught by our business and engineering faculty.
Location | Reston, VA; Phoenix, AZ; Detroit, MI |
Tuition | $17,250 (total program cost without CPT) – $19,263 (total cost maximum) |
Class Start | Jan/Mar/Jun/Aug/Oct |
Duration | 1-2.5 years |
Credit for Graduation | $575/credit, 30 credit of required courses, 0.5 credit for CPT courses each semester |
Required core courses for the program (21 credits)
Course Title | credit |
Executive Communication | 3 |
Project Management | 3 |
New Product Development and Innovation Strategies | 3 |
Organizational Leadership for Engineers | 3 |
Statistics and Quantitative Methods | 3 |
Total Quality Management | 3 |
Engineering Management Capstone | 3 |
Additional 9 credits from concerntration
Concerntration | Coures | Credit |
Option 1: Systems Engineering | Systems Engineering Analysis | 3 |
Systems Testing and Validation | 3 | |
Model Based Systems Engineering | 3 | |
Option 2: Operational Excellence | Lean Six Sigma or Design Thinking | 3 |
Operation Strategy and Management | 3 | |
Advanced Plant Management | 3 | |
Option 3: Self Design | Choose 9 credits from program electives above | 9 |
Master of Science in Business Analytics
As a student in the MSBA program, you’ll experience a global program in both student population and perspective. You will be prepared to excel within your career by reducing costs with analytical insight, enhance resource utilization, and increase agility and quality of business activities.
Location | Reston, VA; Phoenix, AZ; Detroit, MI |
Tuition | $17,250 (total program cost without CPT) – $19,263 (total cost maximum) |
Class Start | Jan/Mar/Jun/Aug/Oct |
Duration | 1-2.5 years |
Credit for Graduation | $575/credit, 30 credit of required courses, 0.5 credit for CPT courses each semester |
Required core courses for the program (30 credits)
Course Title | credit |
Project Management | 3 |
Statistics and Quantitative Methods | 3 |
Operations Analytics | 3 |
Analytics Software and Tools | 3 |
Data Mining and Data Visualization | 3 |
Data Science and Big Data | 3 |
Corporate Finance | 3 |
Financial Modeling | 3 |
Data Driven Decision Making | 3 |
Business Analytics Capstone | 3 |
Doctor of Information Technology
This program is designed with the learner in mind, offering insight into organizations’ high-level challenges. Incorporating information technology into real-world scenarios, learners in this program will evaluate the latest advancements in information technology, including the development of solutions, the design of new technical advances, and the identification of real-world challenges in the industry.
Location | Detroit, MI |
Tuition | $42,000 (total program cost without CPT) |
Class Start | Jan/Mar/June/Aug/Oct |
Duration | 2-5 years |
Credit for Graduation | 60 Credit, $700/credit |
Program Core Courses (30 credits)
Course Title | credit |
Network Management | 3 |
Cybersecurity | 3 |
Data Science and Big Data | 3 |
Analytics and Software Tools | 3 |
Computer Science with Python | 3 |
IT for Management | 3 |
IT Procurement Processes | 3 |
IT Project Management | 3 |
Innovations in IT | 3 |
Research Statistics for Information Technology | 3 |
Program Research Courses (12 credits)
Course Title | credit |
Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
Research Design | 3 |
Advanced Research Methodology | 3 |
Program Dissertation Courses (18 credits)
Course Title | credit |
DIT Research Proposal Prep | 6 |
DIT Applied Research Project I | 6 |
DIT Applied Research Project II | 6 |
Master's Semester Schedule
Semester | Earliest CPT Start Date | Start Date | End Date |
Fall 1 2024 | 7/22/2024 | 8/19/2023 | 10/21/2024 |
Fall 2 2024 | 9/23/2023 | 10/21/2024 | 12/14/2024 |
Spring 1 2025 | 12/9/2024 | 1/6/2025 | 3/1/2025 |
Spring 2 2025 | 2/10/2025 | 3/10/2025 | 5/3/2025 |
Summer 2025 | 5/12/2025 | 6/9/2025 | 8/2/2024 |
*students can take summer breaks and not take classes from early May to late August and still use CPT during the summer break |
Click here for a step-by-step application instruction
Please make sure to enter Refer Code “Scholar” in the application form to receive $500 Scholarship💰
The scholarship only applies to international students from countries with under 1 billion populations.
Application Form >> Part3: International Graduate Enrollment Information
–Please tell us how you heard about Trine University: Choose “International Agent”
-Are you applying via agent: Choose “Yes”
-List agent name if applicable: Type “Scholar”
CPT Policies
- Trine University allows Transfer F1 and Initial F1 students to utilize Day-1 CPT.
- CPT requires registration for a 0.5-credit course each semester at $287.5.
- CPT is valid for one year and can be renewed without any gap. Job or employer changes require notification to the school.
- Summer break is CPT-free unless requested; then only one CPT course is required.
- If major and job don’t align, the university may assign a better-fit major during the CPT application.
- Failure to meet onsite class attendance or maintain a GPA above 3.0 results in CPT suspension.