Harness the power of health data.
Master of Science in Real World Evidence in Healthcare and Life Sciences
Northeastern’s Master of Science in Real World Evidence in Healthcare and Life Sciences is an innovative degree program that gives students the knowledge and tools needed to produce reliable, breakthrough-driving insights.
Healthcare is a data-heavy industry, and everything within it—from routine patient care to one-of-a-kind research—depends on better understanding that information. Through this program, you’ll gain sought-after skills that will help you transform pharmaceutical companies, regulatory authorities, health systems, tech companies, and consulting groups specializing in the life sciences and healthcare.
Our flexible program connects you with equally driven students from all over the world and professors who bring their real-world experience to the classroom each day. Northeastern’s faculty members have published articles in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Clinical Epidemiology, The Lancet Digital Health, JAMA Open, and more. You’ll also be able to work alongside global organizations that are transforming patient care through transparent research methods.
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“We have the power of Big Data, standardized analytics, and a global network working to solve a high-priority question for clinicians and patients.”
— Asieh Golozar, Director of Clinical Research, Observational Health Data and Information Science Center
Entry Terms
- Fall
- Spring
Course Delivery
- On campus in Portland, Maine
- Online
- Hybrid
Lead the way toward a better understanding of data.
Our students dive into data through Experiential Network projects, a capstone course, global industry connections, and Northeastern’s own Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics Center in Portland, Maine.A flexible program designed for your goals.
The MS in Real World Evidence degree is available online, on campus in Portland, or a combination of both. The program takes between 12 and 18 months to complete, and you’ll be able to choose electives that interest you, including:
- Advanced Population Estimation
- Database Design, Access, Modeling, and Security
- Personal Health Interface Design and Development
- Phenotyping
About Northeastern University
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.? ?
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions-oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.