Graduate Psychology Degrees
Flexible paths to compassionate leadership
Northeastern University offers three flexible, industry-expert-led programs so you can gain the training, real-world experience, and research opportunities necessary to thrive and deliver compassionate care to your clients and community.
Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis
Join our innovative degree program that brings you the skills, knowledge, and industry-aligned experience to advance as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst® (BCBA).
- Study 100% online or at our Charlotte campus with an on-ground residency component.
- Fulfill your behavior-analytic coursework requirements to pursue BCBA Pathway 2 eligibility.
- Build a professional network with colleagues in leadership positions around the globe.
- Learn strategies for providing oversight of behavioral and educational programming for individuals with autism and related disabilities.
Master of Science in Applied Psychology
Prepare for a doctoral program with our blend of evidence-based knowledge and counseling skills.
- Study 100% online with full-time and part-time options.
- Gain a deeper understanding of applied psychology disciplines in preparation for advanced graduate training or employment.
- Gain the training to research, analyze, and evaluate critical statistics and trends in behavioral and mental health.
- Select a concentration in child, adolescent, and family psychology; prevention science; or general studies (no concentration).
Master of Science in Counseling Psychology
Our program prepares you to become a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and allows you to choose from four different concentrations to gain additional depth and training in areas and subjects you’re most passionate about.
- Study full time or part time.
- Earn your degree in Boston—one of the world’s foremost centers for health treatment and research.
- Join a strong alumni network with mental health alumni who work at top employers.
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MS in Applied Behavior Analysis
Our program fulfills the behavior-analytic coursework requirements for pursuing BCBA Pathway 2 eligibility. You’ll graduate trained to become a behavior analyst, serving in supervisory and consultant roles within schools, agencies, hospitals, and other organizations that seek to apply behavioral science to improve socially significant behaviors.
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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.