Northeastern University is the Preferred Education Provider of Major League Baseball
MLB Partnership By the Numbers:
- Over 120 players enrolled since launch of MLB/Northeastern partnership
- More than 35 players have graduated with a degree
- Players represented from 28 of 30 MLB Clubs
- 3 most popular majors: BS Interdisciplinary Studies, BS Management, BS Finance and Accounting Management
- 10 bachelor’s degree programs, 25 graduate degree programs 100% online
Bachelor’s Degree Completion and Master's Degree Programs
Northeastern offers a high-quality education that is flexible, convenient, and affordable.
Your College Scholarship Program or Continuing Education Program funds would go towards a degree at a top-50 university, with a network of 240,000 alumni and 3,200 employer partners and the world's best academically-integrated experiential (hands-on) learning.
Northeastern University wants to help you take the next step in your education, whether it's towards completing your bachelor's degree or pursuing a master's degree. That's why MLB players have a dedicated support team every step of the way- from finding the best program for you, to navigating the application and credit transfer process as well as throughout your time as a student at Northeastern.
We offer a variety of in-demandbachelor’s degreecompletion and graduate programs available 100% online including:
- Bachelor's Completion Programs (100% Online):
- BS in Analytics
- BS in Digital Communication and Media
- BS in Finance and Accounting Management
- BS in Healthcare Administration
- BS in Information Technology
- BS in Interdisciplinary Studies
- BS in Project Management
- BS in Psychology
- BS in Leadership
- Graduate Programs (100% Online):
- MPS in Analytics
- MS in Project Management
- MS in Sports Leadership
- Additional programs available
Beyond our 100% online programs, we also offer a variety of programs on-campus in Boston as well as hybrid programs with a combination of online and on-campus courses.
Player Success Stories
“There is no place I’d rather complete my degree than Northeastern, and I encourage any other current or former player to strongly consider Northeastern.” -- Carlos Peña, BS in Liberal Studies (Interdisciplinary Studies), 2020
“I am proud to say that I have graduated from Northeastern University and the amazing program offered to individuals associated with Major League Baseball. Being able to finish my degree remotely opened up endless doors for me, and ultimately allowed me to pursue other aspects of my life. While it wasn’t always easy, I was able to work a full time job, purchase a new home, and start a new chapter in my life thanks to the online education Northeastern has to offer." -- Steven Gingery, BS in Liberal (Interdisciplinary) Studies, 2022
Player Posts on Social
Todd Coffey? @coffeytime60
From the @MLB pitcher’s mound to the @Northeastern classroom, I’m excited to start my next journey with a special thank you to @batcharity! #NUexperience
Dylan Manwaring? @D_manwaring
Thanks to the partnership between @Northeastern and @MLB I am able to take classes while also playing Professional baseball #NUexperience
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"My focus now is to get my degree and someday become a college coach. Northeastern University has given me the opportunity to achieve this goal." — Johnny Magliozzi, former MLB player and former Northeastern University student
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.