Propel your career in the limitless field of robotics.

Master of Science in Robotics

The Master of Science in Robotics program at Northeastern’s Seattle campus provides an interdisciplinary education, integrating three key areas: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. Through a technically challenging curriculum, research opportunities, and industry co-op placements, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the algorithms, sensors, control systems, and mechanisms used in robotics to help you stand out in the field and make transformative impact on society.

The program emphasizes hands-on learning through direct interaction with advanced robotic systems. In addition to highly accomplished faculty, robotics research is supported by state-of-the-art equipment, including a variety of robotic systems, an autonomous car, dozens of unmanned aerial and ground robotic systems, and manipulators. Recent MS in Robotics co-op partners include Teradyne, Amazon Robotics, Vicarious Surgical, Tesla, NASA JPL, and additional companies, including startups.

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Median annual salary for robotics engineers (ONET OnLine, 2023)
"The questions that were asked during the interview [at Toyota Research] were the same things that were in my robotics class. There were a lot of hands-on projects and tools they used in class that were practical." - Amanda Zhu, MS, Computer Engineering

Entry terms:

Fall, spring

Program Format:

On campus in Seattle

Credits Required

32

Commitment

Full or part time; 2 to 3 years

Studying in Seattle

  • Study, network, and learn in more than 80,000 square feet of campus space.
  • Get support from college and career advisors, wellness and student affairs staff, and world-class faculty members
  • Gain real-world experience with industry titans, such as Amazon, Meta, Salesforce, Expedia, Microsoft, Google, and Snowflake.
  • Learn from expert professors who work and live here and get the inside scoop on in-demand skills needed in the region.
  • Enjoy phenomenal outdoor beauty, a mild marine climate, and year-round outdoor recreation activities in one of America’s healthiest cities.

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.




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