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Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

4,022 Master's Degrees
701 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Northeastern University?

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Contact details for Northeastern are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5005
Phone: 617-373-2000
Website: www.northeastern.edu

Northeastern University Graduate Student Diversity

12,420 Graduate Students
48% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,420 graduate students at Northeastern, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northeastern University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 823
Black or African American 365
Hispanic or Latino 479
White 2,994
International Students 7,227
Other Races/Ethnicities 532

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Northeastern University. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 146 countries are represented at Northeastern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at Northeastern University

1,058 Took All Classes Online
7,527 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 7,527 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northeastern has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 12th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Northeastern majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 22%

Northeastern University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Information Systems 0 655 18 673
Computer Engineering 0 583 20 603
Other Engineering 0 300 7 307
Legal Research 0 23 186 209
General Engineering 0 197 8 205
Electrical Engineering 0 160 27 187
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 37 146 183
General Business/Commerce 0 167 0 167
Biotechnology 0 164 0 164
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 138 0 138
Mechanical Engineering 0 124 13 137
Nursing 4 66 31 101
Industrial Engineering 0 82 15 97
Computer Software & Applications 0 96 0 96
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 96 96
Accounting 0 80 0 80
Civil Engineering 0 64 15 79
Applied Mathematics 0 78 0 78
Information Technology 0 69 2 71
Public Administration 0 65 0 65
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 63 0 63
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 56 4 60
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 10 43 6 59
Systems Engineering 0 54 0 54
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 48 4 52
Allied Health Professions 0 49 0 49
Economics 0 43 6 49
Public Health 0 45 3 48
Communication Sciences 0 46 0 46
Chemical Engineering 0 34 10 44
Natural Resources Conservation 0 26 5 31
International Relations & National Security 0 29 0 29
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 26 0 26
Computer Systems Networking 0 25 0 25
Finance & Financial Management 0 24 0 24
Graphic Communications 0 24 0 24
Design & Applied Arts 0 24 0 24
Robotics Engineering 0 23 0 23
History 0 16 4 20
Operations Research 0 19 0 19
Physics 0 6 13 19
General Biology 0 7 10 17
Chemistry 0 7 10 17
Journalism 0 16 0 16
Human Computer Interaction 0 16 0 16
General English Literature 0 14 1 15
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 14 0 14
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 7 5 12
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 9 2 11
Child Development & Psychology 0 3 8 11
Political Science & Government 0 4 7 11
Sociology 0 6 5 11
Arts & Media Management 0 11 0 11
Systems Theory 0 2 7 9
Health & Physical Education 0 8 0 8
Urban Studies 0 8 0 8
Mathematics 0 1 6 7
Other Visual Art 0 7 0 7
Environmental Design 0 4 0 4
Taxation 0 4 0 4
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 1 0 1
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 1 1
General Social Sciences 0 1 0 1
Music 0 1 0 1
Architectural History 0 0 0 0
General Architecture 0 0 0 0
Landscape Architecture 0 0 0 0
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 0
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0
Business Administration & Management 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Information Science 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0
Law 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Homeland Security 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0
Anthropology 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Human Services 0 0 0 0
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 0
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 14 4,022 701 4,737

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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