Propel your career forward with a Master’s in Computer Science
Build a successful career in computer science — no matter your background
The Master of Science in Computer Science is designed to prepare students for a variety of careers, no matter their prior experience.
Computer Science is one of the strongest fields to enter right now, with higher than average projected job growth through 2028, compared to other occupations.
Key highlights of our programs include:
- Distinguished faculty: Learn from faculty experts who possess global experience in machine learning/artificial intelligence, web technologies, cloud computing, algorithms, and more.
- Experience-powered learning: Pursue paid co-ops and/or work on real-world projects with the Roux Institute’s industry partners, including Maine employers L.L.Bean, IDEXX, WEX, The Jackson Laboratory, and Tilson.
- Career outcomes: Graduates have found success in a wide range of careers, including software development, software engineering, and full stack development.
- Comprehensive coursework: The program will equip you to tackle diverse challenges in the field of computer science. Refine your broad base of fundamental knowledge and gain expertise in a breadth of areas, such as systems and software, theory and security, artificial intelligence, and data science.
We offer two programs to get your Master’s in Computer Science:
- The Master of Science in Computer Science Align: for students who are non-computer science majors with no programming experience
- The Master of Science in Computer Science: for students who already have experience or a bachelor's degree in computer science
Take the next step in your career
- Alexander Berger, Master of Computer Science Graduate
Which program is right for you?
Master’s in Computer Science Align
This path to a master's in computer science is built specifically for non-computer science degree holders with no previous programming experience.
Master’s In Computer Science
This program is for experienced professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge and expand their technology leadership responsibilities in organizations that design, develop, market, or use computing systems.
Earn your graduate degree with real-world experience in Portland, Maine.
Modern Waterfront Campus
Northeastern University’s Roux Institute campus is in downtown Portland, just steps from top-rated restaurants, cultural landmarks, and transit options. Explore miles of Maine’s ocean beaches, trails, mountains, and parks when taking a break from your studies.
Vibrant Community
Join a vibrant campus community of graduate learners from around the world, along with tech startup founders, researchers, and business partners. Take advantage of student-interest events, academic services, collaborative workspaces, and Roux-led professional development workshops.
Paid Co-Op Opportunities
Co-op provides students the opportunity to explore and refine potential career paths, make valuable industry connections, broaden perspectives, and acquire skills — all while learning and growing outside the comfort zone of the classroom.
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.