Northeastern University
Northeastern University is a private nonprofit college in Boston, MA. Its average net price is $17,850 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | Not published |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | Not published |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $2,038 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $11,758 |
| $110,001 and up | $35,152 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $86,147 |
| 8 years after entry | $93,208 |
| 10 years after entry | $99,371 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language | $37,521 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | Not published |
| Architecture | $55,143 National median for this major n=3,112 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $60,938 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $17,817 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | $39,104 National median for this major n=1,159 | Not published |
| Biology | $43,476 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $19,500 n=116 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | $19,144 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,206 National median for this major n=168,652 | $27,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Business and Commerce | $83,604 n=501 | $19,500 n=481 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $54,192 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Chemical Engineering | $85,859 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $25,750 n=102 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $79,302 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $40,105 National median for this major n=4,106 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $55,226 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $23,973 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Computer Engineering | $110,872 n=123 | $21,987 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $67,260 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $124,222 n=457 | $19,500 n=452 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $41,941 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $18,125 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $61,815 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $78,831 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $96,270 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $84,093 n=121 | $21,500 n=124 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $47,927 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $18,767 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | $34,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | $36,977 National median for this major n=166 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $46,316 n=112 | $21,500 n=161 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Services, General | $41,637 National median for this major n=5,838 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $82,701 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $23,750 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International Business | $76,290 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $18,004 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $94,730 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $22,064 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $87,504 n=247 | $22,463 n=209 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | Not published |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | $80,555 National median for this major n=425 | Not published |
| Music | $48,272 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $47,825 n=109 | $22,500 n=110 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | $22,875 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $55,843 n=108 | $21,714 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | Not published |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | $46,100 National median for this major n=313 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $84,377 n=476 | $30,570 n=500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $49,000 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $20,735 n=134 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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