Design your future with a career in Information Technology and Management
Master of Professional Studies in Informatics
In today’s technology-driven information economy, the Master of Professional Studies in Informatics is designed to equip IT professionals for engineer and management positions within the industry. Students graduate the program with the computing skills and technical training needed to address real-world issues of information strategy, data governance, ethics, data analytics, business intelligence, and so much more.
The degree will present students the opportunity to:
- Select one of five concentrations including: Cloud Computing, Information Security Management, Leading and Managing Technical Projects, Human Centered Design, and Analytics, or customize your own curriculum.
- Gain practical work experience through electives like Advanced Cloud Computing, Security Analytics, and Network Protection and Cloud Security, which integrate classroom study with experience-based learning.
- Study full time or part time on Northeastern's flagship campus in Boston, Toronto or 100% online.
- Prepare for dynamic careers in areas such as security analysis, cloud engineering, product design, data engineering, and more.
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“Courses in human-computer interaction helped me get my co-op at Bose. The co-ops offered at Northeastern combine rigorous classroom studies with real-world experience, helping create skilled professionals for the industry.”
–Rasesh Saraiya, Alumnus, Front-End Engineer, Amazon
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, 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.