Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston, Massachusetts · Website
$92,538
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$92,538
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northeastern University Professional Programs is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Boston, Massachusetts with 1,802 undergraduates and 4,995 graduate students. Former students earn a median $92,538 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$24,250
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$92,538
Rank 70 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 11%
- Students with federal loans
- 22%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 1,802
- Graduate students
- 4,995
- Part-time students
- 73%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 88
- Endowment
- $141.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 70 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,250 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $78,413 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $92,538 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 89% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
88 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 753 | $38,957 | $82,134 | $117,139 | $124,807 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsMaster's | Master's | 381 | $32,654 | $97,389 | $158,542 | $120,083 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 322 | $22,250 | $78,713 | $91,003 | $88,910 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 302 | $29,042 | $107,385 | $136,474 | $129,214 |
| Education, GeneralDoctoral | Doctoral | 244 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International/Globalization StudiesMaster's | Master's | 119 | $38,158 | $66,320 | $85,630 | $86,219 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 118 | $47,834 | $115,920 | $148,490 | $125,988 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 94 | $34,778 | $64,718 | $84,704 | $103,485 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 86 | $41,000 | $119,126 | $145,909 | $124,201 |
| Communication and Media StudiesMaster's | Master's | 76 | Withheld | $58,317 | $97,115 | $71,953 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| EconomicsMaster's | Master's | 67 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,743 |
| Homeland SecurityMaster's | Master's | 60 | $35,875 | $66,372 | $90,323 | $96,660 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,972 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $22,583 | $115,587 | $163,708 | $92,374 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $24,375 | Withheld | $83,023 | $83,343 |
| BiotechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,097 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 40 | $37,375 | $53,373 | $73,724 | $62,033 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, OtherMaster's | Master's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,855 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 32 | $41,000 | $59,352 | $76,859 | $65,184 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 30 | $30,029 | $65,668 | $75,769 | $65,824 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 30 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $26,500 | $41,557 | $80,233 | $58,716 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much do Northeastern University Professional Programs graduates earn?
$92,538 a year is the median pay of former Northeastern University Professional Programs students who work, 10 years after they started ($78,413 after 6 years). That ranks 70 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Professional) at $165,932.
How much student debt do Northeastern University Professional Programs graduates have?
$24,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Northeastern University Professional Programs graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 22% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Northeastern University Professional Programs?
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (753 master's graduates), Computer Software and Media Applications (381 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (322 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 88 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.