Northeastern University in Silicon Valley
A graduate degree powered by experience
Northeastern University has led the way in experience-based education for more than 125 years. Every day, our students reinforce their knowledge and discover how they can make an impact in the world through a combination of industry-focused classroom instruction and real-world learning.
Our Silicon Valley campus, located in the heart of San Jose, is ideally situated within the Bay Area. It allows students to:
- Learn from faculty with extensive experience and deep ties to your chosen industry.
- Earn a competitive master’s degree aligned with the tech industry’s evolving needs.
- Take on internships and in-class projects to build your portfolio and put your learning into action.
- Choose from programs designed for professionals with prior experience and for those new to the field.
Advance your career in Silicon Valley
“Northeastern has a lot of smart, interesting professors that have worked in the industry. They have so much to tell! Just hearing their stories is really inspiring.” —Kristine Umeh, Master of Science in Computer Science ’23
Our Silicon Valley campus offers master’s degrees in rapidly growing fields:
About the Campus
- Study at a recently renovated, state-of-the-art campus with sweeping views across San Jose.
- Enjoy easy access to San Jose’s diverse culture, proximity to innovators throughout the Bay Area, and geographic beauty.
- Connect with innovators from all over the world in a variety of industries.
- Participate in an active and connected campus community with cultural events, networking opportunities, and student interest groups.
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.