Graduate School of Engineering
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Graduate Students (AY2025)
Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty (AY2026)
Alumni
Co-op Employer Partners (AY2023-26)
Developing Multifaceted Engineering Leaders
Our innovative educational approach, transformative research capabilities, and world-renowned cooperative education program give students the multidisciplinary knowledge and experience to maximize their opportunity for career advancement and success in their chosen field.
Graduate students can participate in our No. 1 ranked signature cooperative education program, which combines rigorous academics with professional practice giving students up to 8 months of employment in their chosen field. Additionally, an Experiential PhD program provides PhD students opportunities such as internships, fellowships, practicums, LEADERs (combines research and professional skills in industry or public sector) and special initiative programs.
An R1 research university, Northeastern is in the top-tier for Research activity among U.S. colleges and universities, according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Participate in groundbreaking convergent research with our esteemed Faculty in 20 multidisciplinary research centers and institutes funded with eight federal agencies to push the bounds of innovation to new heights.
When you join Northeastern, you join a diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community of talented students from around the world. The college has over 60 student organizations in addition to university-wide activities and resources, a PhD Network, and opportunities to participate in research, numerous events and lectures, as well as regional and national competitions, to name a few.
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Flexibility
Our master’s programs have electives and concentrations, as well as a thesis option, while some PhD programs have tracks. Students can choose research areas and experiential learning opportunities that align with their interests. An interdisciplinary PhD program is also available. Select programs are offered part-time, online or in hybrid formats.
Graduate Certificates
A Graduate Certificate is another way for students to personalize their path with a specialization in an area of their choice. Over 15 graduate certificates are available. Certificates can be taken in addition to or in combination with a master’s degree, or provide a pathway to a master’s degree in Northeastern’s College of Engineering. Certificates are also available for PhD students. Students should consult with their faculty advisor regarding these options.
Locations
Programs are offered in Boston, Massachusetts—known for high-tech, biotech, and academia—and some are also offered in innovation hubs across Northeastern’s global network in the U.S. and in Canada.
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Recent Student News
Northeastern Co-Op Secures Cloud Infrastructure for United Nations
Northeastern software engineering and information systems graduate student Grace Awuma completed a global co-op with the United Nations Development Program in Copenhagen, Denmark, securing data and managing global access permissions for its cloud infrastructure services team.
Bioengineering Alumna to Speak at Boston Convocation
Bioengineering alumna Samantha Johnson, E’21, MS’21, founder and CEO of Tatum Robotics, will serve as the featured alumni speaker at Northeastern University’s Boston Convocation, where she will share how her student experiences led her to develop tactile-signing robotic technology for the DeafBlind community.
From PhD Student to Professor: Dian Indrawati to Join UNJANI Faculty as Professor in Climate Science and Hydrology
A future doctor turned engineer, Dian Indrawati just defended her PhD at Northeastern and is heading home to Indonesia as a tenured professor — using AI to help the flood- and drought-prone archipelago build climate resilience.
Alum Named to ASME’s 2026 Watch List for Robotics Work at Tesla
Tesla manufacturing engineer and Northeastern University alum Joshua Joseph, MS’23, mechanical engineering, has been named to ASME’s 2026 Watch List for his work pioneering autonomous mobile robot deployment and human-robot collaboration frameworks in factory settings.