Gain the analytics skills employers seek
Master of Professional Studies in Analytics
Northeastern University has been a leader in combining classroom instruction with career-focused, real-world experience since its founding in 1898. With programs that support internships, curriculums designed around real-world problems, and faculty who both teach and work in industry, you’ll gain experience and a strong foundation in the skills necessary to succeed in today’s fastest-growing sectors.
Our Master of Professional Studies in Analytics program uses an industry-focused curriculum to ensure that students like you have the skills they need to succeed in analytics careers while meeting employers’ needs. You’ll graduate with a portfolio of work samples, connect with analytics professionals and peers around the world, and apply your studies to a real-world project with a sponsoring organization to cement your learning. Upon graduation, you’ll be prepared to help businesses in a wide range of industries tackle pressing challenges and make data-driven decisions.
This STEM-designated program is available on our Oakland and Silicon Valley campuses in addition to a flexible online format.
Take the next step in your career
Entry Terms
Credits Required
45 credit hours
Commitment
12 to 18 months
Format
Studying in the Bay Area
- Study at the epicenter of startups and tech companies.
- Access multimedia classrooms, collaboration spaces, and state-of-the-art facilities at the Silicon Valley campus, located in downtown San Jose.
- Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of the East Bay at the Oakland campus, formed from the merger of Northeastern and Mills College.
- Enjoy close proximity to culture, arts, geographic beauty, and opportunities for innovation throughout the Bay Area.
Why 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.