Advance your career in engineering online.
Pursue a graduate degree or certificate online with the College of Engineering at Northeastern University. 100% online, performance-based admissions, and built for engineers (and aspiring engineers) ready to lead. Three master's degrees. Three graduate certificates. One top-50 research university.
Built around your career.
At Northeastern's College of Engineering, we're building solutions for today's most complex challenges: from managing massive data systems and applying machine learning at scale to leading engineering teams across industries. Through Northeastern Online, you can pursue a graduate degree or certificate designed with working professionals in mind.
Our programs combine the flexibility of 100% online learning with the credibility and industry connection of a top research university. They're built for engineers ready to lead, and for professionals from adjacent fields who are ready to join engineering through performance-based admissions instead of traditional gatekeeping.
Explore our online programs.
Three online master's degrees and three online graduate certificates from the College of Engineering.
MS in Data Analytics Engineering
Master statistical analysis, visualization, and predictive modeling for engineering, healthcare, and manufacturing applications.
MS in Engineering Management
Lead engineering projects and teams with the technical and business expertise to drive innovation across tech-focused industries.
MS in Information Systems
Build at the intersection of technology and business, from cybersecurity to product management to enterprise architecture.
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics Engineering
Build hands-on data analytics skills in stats, visualization, and mining, then stack into a master's in engineering, business, or health data analytics.
- Online MS in Data Analytics Engineering
- Online MS in Business Analytics
- Online MS in Health Data Analytics
- Online MS in Engineering Management
- Online MBA
Graduate Certificate in Cyber & 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
Graduate Certificate in Software Product Management
Build the product strategy, agile delivery, and cross-functional leadership skills that today's tech employers are competing for.
- Online MS in Information Systems
- Online MS in Engineering Management
Lessons designed for the screen.
Every Northeastern Online course is filmed in a dedicated production studio, by the same faculty who teach on campus. Not retrofitted Zoom recordings. Not rebroadcast lectures. Real lessons, built for how you actually learn online.
Performance, not paperwork.
No traditional engineering background? You don't need one. Northeastern Online engineering programs use performance-based admissions through the Fast App. Start by enrolling in your first courses, and let your performance in those courses become your application into the full program.
No GRE required
Skip the standardized tests. We won't ask you to take an exam to prove you can do the work — your coursework will.
No personal statement
No essays, no recommendation letters, no scrambling for transcripts on a deadline. Just a streamlined Fast App and your bachelor's degree.
Decision in hours
Get enrolled in your first courses under 8 hours. Your performance in those courses becomes your application.
Certificate students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain in good standing and earn the certificate.
A credential that moves you forward.
Six reasons working professionals choose Northeastern Online for their engineering program.
Top-ranked university
Earn your credential from a top-50 U.S. research university and a globally recognized R1 College of Engineering.
Built for your schedule
100% online programs with multiple start dates throughout the year. No campus visits and no rigid class times.
Industry connection
Programs designed in partnership with employers across software, data, AI, and engineering management, so your learning maps to real workforce needs.
Stackable pathways
Credits earned in our graduate certificates can apply toward eligible Northeastern Online master's programs.
Global network
Join Northeastern's community of 300,000+ alumni and 3,000+ employer partners worldwide.
The COE difference
Learn from a College of Engineering shaping the future of software, data, AI, and engineering leadership, with faculty who actively drive innovation across industry and research.
Find the program that fits your career.
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