Build the skills employers want now.
Future-proof your career with industry-aligned learning from a top-ranked global research university. Each certificate is built for immediate, career-relevant impact — and credits carry forward into a master's if you choose to continue. 100% online. Stackable. $5,250 each.
Flexible, career-focused, built for what's next.
Each certificate delivers practical, employer-aligned expertise backed by Northeastern's renowned faculty — in AI, analytics, organizational communication, applied psychology, project management, and more.
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A prestigious credential
Earn a Northeastern University credential at a fraction of the cost of a full master's.
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100% online & flexible
Learn from anywhere, on a schedule built for working professionals.
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Skills you can use now
Practical, employer-aligned knowledge with immediate impact in your field.
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A stackable pathway
Credits carry forward into select Northeastern master's programs when you continue.
Explore the certificate portfolio.
Every certificate is industry-aligned — built around the skills and roles employers are hiring for right now, with input from industry and Northeastern faculty. Explore what each one covers, what it stacks into, and how long it takes.
AI Applications
Apply AI in your industry through strategy, ethics, and human-centered design, with no coding background required. Choose a business or health sciences track.
- Online MBA
- Online MPS in Applied AI – Connect
Applied Psychology in Context
Build trauma-informed, culturally aware communication skills for non-clinical roles in HR, education, healthcare, and social services.
- Online MS in Applied Psychology
Business Administration
Build broad business skills by selecting any 12 credits from D'Amore-McKim's Online MBA catalog, spanning finance, marketing, management, and more.
- Online MBA
- Online MS in Management
Cybersecurity & Information Systems
Develop technical and strategic security skills like threat analysis, risk management, and security architecture, drawn from the MS in Information Systems.
- Online MS in Information Systems
- Online MS in Engineering Management
Data Analytics Engineering
Turn data into insight with applied statistics, visualization, Python and R, and data mining for engineering, healthcare, and manufacturing.
- Online MS in Data Analytics Engineering
- Online MS in Business Analytics
- Online MS in Health Data Analytics
- Online MS in Engineering Management
- Online MBA
Organizational Communication
Research, design, and measure communication strategy that aligns with organizational goals across any industry.
- Online MS in Corporate & Organizational Communication
- Online MBA
Project Management
Lead projects through planning, scheduling, cost, risk, and quality. Beginning Fall 2026, it also meets the education requirement for the PMP exam.
- Online MS in Project Management
- Online MBA
Software Product Management
Step into product roles with product strategy, agile and DevOps delivery, and cross-functional leadership.
- Online MS in Information Systems
- Online MS in Engineering Management
No application materials needed.
Skip the standard graduate application — no resume, references, essays, or test scores to gather. Submit the Northeastern Online Certificate Fast App and get access to enroll in up to two courses from your certificate in less than 2 hours.
Submit the Fast App
A short form — no application fee, test scores, or essays required.
Enroll in up to two courses
Reserve your spot in up to two courses for an upcoming term while you finish admissions.
Send your transcripts
Submit official undergraduate transcripts within 30 days of starting your program.
$5,250 total and your employer may already cover it.
The $5,250 tuition isn't arbitrary — it aligns precisely with the IRS Section 127 annual limit for employer-provided education assistance, the threshold at which most employer tuition reimbursement programs max out. For many professionals, this credential costs nothing out of pocket.
Northeastern Online graduate certificates are also eligible for military education benefits. Payment plans are available for those who need them.
Build it into a master's with Stack Track.
Earn a B or better in your certificate courses and your credits apply directly toward an eligible Northeastern master's — so a certificate now becomes a head start later, with thousands saved on the degree.
Start with a certificate
Enroll through the Fast App. No GRE, no essays, no fee.
Earn your credential
Finish in as few as four to six months and add it to your résumé.
Tell us you want to stack
As you near completion, we guide you through the Stack Track process.
Stack and save
Apply 12–16 earned credits toward your master's and save thousands.
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Take the first step.
Tell us a bit about yourself and we'll send everything you need to know about Northeastern Online graduate certificates — from curriculum to costs to start dates. Ready to move faster? You can opt into the Fast App right in the form and be enrolled in a matter of hours.
Select “Yes, I want to Fast App” in the form and you could be enrolled in as little as a few hours — all you need is a bachelor's degree in any field.