Data science leaders shape the success of every industry
Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering
Businesses across industries increasingly need professionals who can turn fragmented data from thousands of sources into actionable information that maximizes opportunities and minimizes risk. Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering provides you with the knowledge and technical skills to engineer big data systems and curate, integrate, and process data effectively to improve products, services, processes, systems, and enterprises.
In our program, you will:
- Build on your engineering or science bachelor’s degree—gaining advanced analytical skills through rigorous technical coursework and real-world experience.
- Customize your degree by choosing electives from diverse disciplines across the university in areas such as healthcare analytics, business analytics, smart manufacturing, network science, and the Internet of Things.
- Graduate prepared to thrive as a data analyst in any industry or enter a doctoral program in areas such as engineering, healthcare, banking, business, finance, security, or sustainability.
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“The program’s assignments and projects gave me a glimpse of what I will be going to work on in the future. The co-op course helped me build my profile, resumé, and LinkedIn. It taught me how to deal with situations at work [and] how to give your best in the industry without sacrificing your ethics.”—Chetna Khanna, Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering ’21
Entry Terms
Program Format
On campus in Seattle
Credits Required
32Commitment
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 like 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 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.