Northeastern University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

17,038

47.6% Female

52.4% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

266

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

116

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Other Doctor's

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Student Body

Demographics

0.02%

American Indian or Alaska Native

6.64%

Asian

2.55%

Black or African American

3.21%

Hispanic or Latino

0.01%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

20.99%

White

1.64%

Two or more races

1.78%

Unknown

63.16%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition

$28,786

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

116

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Doctor's Degree Other

Post Master's Certificate

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes	No No
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Applied Behavior Analysis	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Applied Mathematics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Applied Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Artificial Intelligence	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Audiology/Audiologist	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Bioinformatics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biophysics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Statistics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business/Commerce, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Engineering, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Computer Software Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Design and Applied Arts, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Design and Visual Communications, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Economics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Education, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Other	Yes Yes	No No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Design/Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Finance, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Financial Mathematics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Fine/Studio Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
History, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Homeland Security, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Services, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Informatics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Information Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Business/Trade/Commerce	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Relations and Affairs	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International/Global Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Journalism	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Management Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Medical Informatics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Nurse Anesthetist	Master's Degree Doctoral – Professional Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Nursing Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Operations Research	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Organizational Leadership	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Pharmaceutical Sciences	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Pharmacology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Pharmacy	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physical Therapy/Therapist	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Physician Assistant	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Project Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Health, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Rehabilitation Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Research and Development Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
School Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Secondary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Taxation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	2,182	1,671	511
With faculty status	1,682	1,640	42
Tenured	622	622	0
On tenure track	285	285	0
Not on tenure track	775	733	42
Multi-year contract	429	423	6
Annual contract	346	310	36
Less-than annual contract	0	0	0
Without faculty status	500	31	469

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average Tuition

$28,786

Financial aid office web address

https://studentfinance.northeastern.edu/

Tuition & Fees

	Amount
Full time Average Tuition	$28,786
Full time Fees	$388
Part time, per credit hour	$1,799

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	Tuition	Fees
Law	$62,826	$174
Pharmacy	$64,990	$1,172

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

17,038

47.6% Female

52.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.02%

American Indian or Alaska Native

6.64%

Asian

2.55%

Black or African American

3.21%

Hispanic or Latino

0.01%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

20.99%

White

1.64%

Two or more races

1.78%

Unknown

63.16%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	1	2
Asian	486	646
Black Or African American	154	280
Hispanic Or Latino	218	329
Non-resident Alien	6,202	4,559
White	1,599	1,978
Two Or More Races	114	166
Unknown	145	158

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

6,091

53.9% Male

46.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

251

61.8% Male

38.2% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

416

23.1% Male

76.9% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

4.2% Male

95.8% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115-5005

Phone

617-373-2000

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]