Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit
All 49 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr). Another 39 could not be assessed.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
49 of 88 programs could be assessed 56% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $158,542 | +$117,498 | clears the bar | $32,654 | 0.3 yrs | 455 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $117,139 | +$76,095 | clears the bar | $38,957 | 0.5 yrs | 452 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,003 | +$49,959 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.4 yrs | 281 |
| Pharmacy | Master's Degree | $136,474 | +$95,430 | clears the bar | $29,042 | 0.3 yrs | 167 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $84,704 | +$43,660 | clears the bar | $34,778 | 0.8 yrs | 125 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $148,490 | +$107,446 | clears the bar | $47,834 | 0.4 yrs | 116 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Master's Degree | $85,630 | +$44,586 | clears the bar | $38,158 | 0.9 yrs | 114 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $145,909 | +$104,865 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.4 yrs | 83 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $97,115 | +$56,071 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 73 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $83,023 | +$41,979 | clears the bar | $24,375 | 0.6 yrs | 64 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | $90,323 | +$49,279 | clears the bar | $35,875 | 0.7 yrs | 58 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $75,769 | +$34,725 | clears the bar | $30,029 | 0.9 yrs | 42 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $163,708 | +$122,664 | clears the bar | $22,583 | 0.2 yrs | 41 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $73,724 | +$32,680 | clears the bar | $37,375 | 1.1 yrs | 38 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $76,859 | +$35,815 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.1 yrs | 33 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $80,233 | +$39,189 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.7 yrs | 24 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | $169,234 | +$128,190 | clears the bar | $36,150 | 0.3 yrs | 24 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $84,174 | +$43,130 | clears the bar | $41,651 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $65,134 | +$24,090 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $66,130 | +$25,086 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.9 yrs | 16 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | $62,427 | +$21,383 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $93,210 | +$52,166 | clears the bar | $36,259 | 0.7 yrs | 9 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $72,910 | +$31,866 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $125,862 | +$84,818 | clears the bar | $96,860 | 1.1 yrs | 7 |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | $94,478 1-year earnings | +$53,434 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $78,327 | +$37,283 | clears the bar | $24,802 | 0.7 yrs | 5 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $73,539 | +$32,495 | clears the bar | $21,625 | 0.7 yrs | 2 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $67,877 | +$26,833 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 0.8 yrs | 1 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $61,152 | +$20,108 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.2 yrs | 1 |
| Human Services | Master's Degree | $69,886 | +$28,842 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $80,191 | +$39,147 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.5 yrs | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $100,266 1-year earnings | +$59,222 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | $119,842 | +$78,798 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $117,700 | +$76,656 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | $111,725 | +$70,681 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.6 yrs | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | $125,179 | +$84,135 | clears the bar | $35,470 | 0.4 yrs | 0 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $74,263 | +$33,219 | clears the bar | $79,331 | 2.4 yrs | 0 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $87,852 | +$46,808 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.9 yrs | 0 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | $60,311 1-year earnings | +$19,267 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $70,914 | +$29,870 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.4 yrs | 0 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $81,227 | +$40,183 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.0 yrs | 0 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | $104,317 | +$63,273 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | $191,083 | +$150,039 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $143,345 | +$102,301 | clears the bar | $57,068 | 0.6 yrs | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $70,272 | +$29,228 | clears the bar | $22,973 | 0.8 yrs | insufficient data |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $74,617 | +$33,573 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $101,423 | +$60,379 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.4 yrs | insufficient data |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,585 | +$28,541 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | insufficient data |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $60,974 | +$19,930 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 1.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 247 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 89 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 73 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 60 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 59 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| International Business | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $21,500 | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.