Program Highlights
Taught by experts in their fields, the one-year MSIS program will build your network and prepare you to lead in this high-demand field. Study in a world renowned technology hub with access to a dynamic and innovative business community.
- Accelerate program option for those with limited tech experience – Learn more about Accelerate
- Personalized career coaching and support, including one-on-one mentorship from industry leaders
- Curriculum advisors include industry leaders from top Seattle companies – meet our Advisory Board
- On-campus recruiting events by industry-leading companies
- Hands-on projects applying generative AI and predictive analytics in business cases to help you directly demonstrate tech and leadership value
Key Dates & Admissions
Core Program
Application opens: September 1, 2025
Round 1 Deadline: December 9, 2025 (11:59pm PDT)
Round 2 Deadline: January 14, 2026 (11:59pm PDT)
Accelerate Program
Application opens: August 1, 2025
Round 1 Deadline: November 4, 2025 (11:59pm PDT)
Round 2 Deadline: December 9, 2026 (11:59pm PDT)
*Late applications considered on a case-by-case basis. Contact [email protected] for more information
MSIS Mentoring
AI Meets the Real World
Combat-tested Cybersecurity Expertise
World-Class Faculty
Professor Boussioux is a leading expert on artificial intelligence. He teaches Generative AI in the Era of Cloud Computing at Foster and publishes research on nature and AI. He holds a PhD from MIT, where he was awarded the Goodwin Medal.
Professor Fan is a leading authority on data analytics and e-commerce. He is a Dean’s Junior Faculty Research Award winner, and consults for Microsoft.
Professor Jain researches and teaches supply-chain variability and costs. He is a prolific contributor to academic journals, and consults for Motorola.
Professor Tan teaches systems analysis and implementation. He is a Dean’s Faculty Research Award winner, and was named a Chang Jiang Scholar by the Chinese Ministry of Education.
Faculty Research
Think Big Before You Think Small: Two Foster Scholars on Why Ideas Matter
In business research, many discoveries are born in data, through models, regressions, and carefully controlled experiments. But University of Washington Foster School of Business Professors Robert W. Palmatier and Suresh... Read more
Betting on Knowledge: When More Information Doesn’t Mean Better Decisions
You walk into a casino. Next to the roulette wheel, a digital display shows the last 20 numbers that have come up. Red, black, 17, 22, 35—the history is all... Read more
New Research: When Politics Hits Your Portfolio
Once upon a time, a stock was just a stock. Just a few decades ago, investors bought Exxon stock for its dividends, Microsoft stock for its growth, and Coca-Cola stock... Read more
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