Bring cutting-edge products from the lab to market.
Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs
The Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs is designed to deepen your understanding of the global compliance requirements for developing, marketing approval, and utilizing highly regulated products, including food, drugs, biologics, and medical devices.
In this program, you will have the opportunity to:
- Learn from distinguished faculty that have an average of 10-15 years of professional experience in the industry and rank among the most accomplished in the global regulatory affairs market.
- Stay up to date on evolving global regulatory frameworks and industry trends through ALERT, a value-add program for students and alumni. It features speakers from a range of regulatory industries and provides career development services for students at all stages of their careers.
- Connect with our regulatory affairs alumni that work at the world’s largest pharmaceutical, biologic, medical device, nutraceutical, and cosmeceutical product and service manufacturers, including Genzyme, Boston Scientific, Pfizer, Coca-Cola, Nestle, and more.
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Entry Terms
Course Delivery
100% online* or on campus
* Online course delivery does not support student visas.
Application deadlines
Spring 2023
Out of country: February 6, 2023
In country: March 13, 2023
Summer 2023
Out of country: May 8, 2023
In country: June 12, 2023
Fall 2023
Out of country: July 17, 2023
In country: August 21, 2023
Winter 2024: To be determined.
Program Locations
Boston
Northeastern’s largest campus is in Boston and builds on the city’s innovation and technology legacy. Green space and inspiring architecture surround the 73-acre campus in the heart of the city, which is home to more than 30 research centers and institutes.
Toronto
Ontario is a center of innovation, cybersecurity, and regulatory affairs. Northeastern’s downtown campus offers master’s degrees for students and working professionals, customized employee training for companies, and research partnerships that drive innovation.
About Northeastern
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, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 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.