Career Outcomes Powered by Experience

Through our renowned co-op and experiential learning programs, our students graduate with resumés of real-world experience closely tied to their career paths. They’ve learned how to solve problems as part of a team of professionals and navigate the unexpected challenges of today’s fast-paced workplace. And they’ve gained unique insights into their classroom learning — a deeper focus and understanding that better prepares them for their careers and master’s and doctoral work in top graduate programs.

They bring a wealth of research experience to top grad programs.

The research opportunities students have at Northeastern set our graduate school applicants apart from those at other institutions.

Top 20 Graduate Schools Attended

  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Duke University
  • George Washington University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Harvard University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • New York University
  • Northeastern University
  • Simmons University
  • Stanford University
  • Tufts University
  • University of California
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Southern California
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The opportunity to complete 3 different co-op's during my undergraduate career has prepared me immensely for applying for a graduate PhD program in my field. It gave me valuable interviewing skills and the opportunity to discuss meaningful research projects that I have completed while still in undergrad. I have been thrilled by nearly all of the courses I have taken as part of my major, and I feel like these classes reflected a great deal of diversity within my field.

Benjamin Sanders, PhD

Neuroscience Program, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Yale University

How many Northeastern students go to graduate school?

This is a snapshot of the graduate school enrollment rates by Northeastern graduates as of January 2020. As the time after graduation progresses, more and more university graduates pursue advanced degrees.

Source: Northeastern's Post-Graduation Destination surveys; Economic Modeling, LLC (“Emsi”)