Propel your career in the limitless field of robotics
Master of Science in Robotics
The Master of Science in Robotics program looks at this fundamentally interdisciplinary field from four connected concentrations: mechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, computer science, and biomedical and rehabilitation. 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, helping you stand out in the field and make a transformative impact on society.
Immerse yourself in the Boston and Seattle areas—hubs for robotics research and industry—with leading companies and firms including Amazon Robotics, Teradyne, and Bluefin Robotics.
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Entry terms
Course delivery
Application deadlines
Domestic students:
- Fall: August 1
- Spring: December 1
International students (within US):
- Fall: July 1
- Spring: December 1
R1 research institution
Students can participate in a wealth of research opportunities such as the university's interdisciplinary Institute for Experiential Robotics and a state-of-the-art robotics lab with 12,000 square feet of space dedicated to robot fabrication, testing, and prototyping.
Experience-powered learning
Northeastern combines rigorous academics with experiential learning to prepare students for real-world engineering challenges. Through our cooperative education (co-op) program, students gain industry experience in a wide variety of organizations, from large companies to entrepreneurial start-ups, while helping to finance their education.
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.