Academic PROGRAMS
Learn how to stay ahead in an AI-driven world
Harness the power of AI throughout your education and career
How Northeastern can prepare you for AI
Wide-ranging AI expertise
Leverage Northeastern’s leading expertise in business to life sciences to philosophy and ethics.
Real-world experience
Discover courses and experiential opportunities that open the possibilities for apply AI in the workplace and throughout your career.
Flexible program formats
Study online, in the classroom, or a mix of both. Learn at a pace that fits your life, part or full time.
Graduate degree programs
Advance or switch your career
MPS in Applied Machine Intelligence
This multidisciplinary, experience-based program, offered through our College of Professional Studies, prepares learners to innovate within the field of artificial intelligence. You’ll discover how to address business issues in any industry through courses and projects that focus on AI, applied machine learning, data management, data analysis, and data visualization.
MS in Artificial Intelligence
This program, through our Khoury College of Computer Sciences, provides a comprehensive framework of theory and practice in AI. You’ll gain the foundational knowledge to explore key contextual areas and complex technical applications of AI systems. Specializations include vision, intelligent interaction, robotics, machine learning, or knowledge management.
MS in Data Science
This interdisciplinary program offered jointly by our Khoury College of Computer Sciences and College of Engineering equips you with the math, computing, and data engineering skills to take your data career to the next level. The program immerses you in the world of data science, and a wide range of electives helps you build a curriculum based on your interests.
Certificates and boot camps
Build and apply Ai skills quickly
AI applications
Our online graduate certificate in AI Applications is designed for you if you’re a professional with little or no prior programming experience and want to explore ways you can apply AI in your workplace.
Computational Social Science
This program, offered through College of Social Sciences and Humanities, emphasizes the real-world relevance of Big Data, machine learning, and predictive analytics. You’ll gain knowledge and in-demand skills that you can apply to fields like public policy, public health, sociology, political science, economics, computer science, and network science.
Resources
Find new ways to embrace AI
Co-ops focused
on AI
With more than 1,000 AI co-ops posted a year, the possibilities are wide open for getting meaningful AI job experience before you graduate.
AI for-credit tuition assistance for faculty and staff
Northeastern is committed to preparing our entire community—including faculty and staff—to thrive in an AI-driven world. Check to see what tuition assistance may apply.
Teaching and learning events
Northeastern’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning through Research offers online and in-person events that cover a wide range of topics about how to use AI in the classroom.
AI tools information
Our Academic Technologies group provides individual consultations on how to use AI tools in your classroom and your research, as well as guidance on which AI tools are approved for use enterprise-wide.
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