Learn to effectively influence policy and create lasting change
Doctor of Law and Policy
Today’s leaders formulate policies in a complex global environment. If you’re an experienced professional in the public, private, or nonprofit sector, then Northeastern University’s Doctor of Law and Policy program can bring you the next-level expertise needed to advance your career and drive lasting social, economic, and political change.
Our program offers a curriculum focused on the impact of political, economic, and social trends, allowing you to craft strategies that move organizations forward. You’ll study at the intersection of law, research, and policy, gaining knowledge and analytical skills that let you influence stakeholders with a multidisciplinary approach. You’ll graduate ready to succeed in senior policy and management positions in government, nonprofit agencies, research organizations, consulting firms, and corporations.
In our program, you will:
- Earn your degree flexibly in a hybrid program that combines online learning with immersive quarterly residencies on our Seattle campus.
- Learn to utilize the law to be a more effective policymaker and change agent.
- Develop your leadership and strategic thinking skills alongside accomplished classmates and industry leaders representing a wide range of fields.
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Credits Required
Commitment
Full or part time; 3 to 6 years
Entry Terms
Fall, winter
Program Format
Online learning with quarterly residencies on the Seattle campus
Studying in Seattle
- Network and gain lifelong connections on our campus in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood—an epicenter of innovation and discovery.
- Learn from expert professors who work and live here, and get the inside scoop on in-demand skills needed in the region.
- Get support from college and career advisors, wellness and student affairs staff, and world-class faculty members.
- Enjoy phenomenal outdoor beauty, a mild marine climate, and year-round outdoor recreation activities in one of America’s healthiest cities.
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 more than 3,500 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.