Northeastern University Graduate Programs

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.

Where Is Northeastern University?

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

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,749 graduate students at Northeastern, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	472
Black or African American	213
Hispanic or Latino	295
White	2,153
International Students	4,260
Other Races/Ethnicities	356

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.

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	833	23	856
Computer Engineering	0	767	18	785
Other Engineering	0	333	13	346
General Engineering	0	241	2	243
Legal Research	0	30	208	238
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	188	0	188
Applied Mathematics	0	188	0	188
General Business/Commerce	0	176	0	176
Electrical Engineering	0	150	24	174
Computer Software & Applications	0	151	0	151
Biotechnology	0	115	0	115
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	11	93	104
Accounting	0	102	0	102
Nursing	6	50	34	90
Information Technology	0	80	5	85
Communication Sciences	0	82	0	82
Mechanical Engineering	0	68	13	81
Public Administration	0	75	0	75
Industrial Engineering	0	61	13	74
Civil Engineering	0	50	14	64
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	62	0	62
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	62	62
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1	55	4	60
Economics	0	51	9	60
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	51	5	56
Public Health	0	46	5	51
Allied Health Professions	0	48	0	48
Robotics Engineering	0	44	0	44
Systems Engineering	0	42	0	42
Natural Resources Conservation	0	40	1	41
Business Administration & Management	0	38	0	38
Computer Systems Networking	0	38	0	38
Graphic Communications	0	37	0	37
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	35	0	35
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	34	0	34
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	27	0	27
General English Literature	0	19	8	27
Physics	0	13	12	25
Chemistry	0	10	13	23
International Relations & National Security	0	23	0	23
Chemical Engineering	0	14	6	20
Finance & Financial Management	0	19	0	19
General Biology	0	10	6	16
Human Computer Interaction	0	16	0	16
Journalism	0	14	0	14
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	14	0	14
History	0	12	2	14
Operations Research	0	13	0	13
Political Science & Government	0	9	4	13
Design & Applied Arts	0	13	0	13
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	9	2	11
Mathematics	0	6	5	11
Urban Studies	0	11	0	11
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	10	0	10
Other Visual Art	0	9	0	9
Child Development & Psychology	0	2	5	7
Arts & Media Management	0	6	0	6
Health & Physical Education	0	5	0	5
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	4	4
Sociology	0	1	3	4
Systems Theory	0	0	3	3
General Social Sciences	0	3	0	3
Environmental Design	0	2	0	2
Taxation	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
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	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
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	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
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	4,663	619	5,289

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.