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Northeastern University

Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 2115


Fax number: (617) 373-8780
Website: https://www.northeastern.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 97%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 1188 men, 1060 women
Full-time faculty: 903 men, 742 women
Part-time faculty: 285 men, 318 women
Graduation rate: 91% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural History and Criticism, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Cardiopulmonary Technology/Technologist
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Cultural Anthropology
  • Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Digital Arts
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Illustration
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Technical and Scientific Communication
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • School Psychology
Doctorates

  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Law
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Systems Science and Theory
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Civil Engineering, Other
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International Relations and National Security Studies, Other
  • Journalism
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Science
  • Operations Research
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacology
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Research and Development Management
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Taxation
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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