Nursing & Healthcare

The DNP is a practice-oriented degree designed to prepare advanced nurses at the highest level of scholarly practice.

As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) become ubiquitous across industries, workers at all levels are seeking practical knowledge about AI: its implications, limitations, and uses across various domains. Northeastern’s Graduate Certificate in AI Applications for Health Sciences is designed for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their respective industries who may not have prior programming experience. 

Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Nursing Leadership provides fulfilling professional paths for students who want to take their undergraduate nursing degree and career to the next level. The intensive program prepares you for healthcare leadership with advanced knowledge, skills, and experience in evidence-based clinical practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, healthcare innovation, fiscal responsibility, and principles of leadership. You can personalize your degree to your interests with a concentration in postsecondary teaching, nurse executive, or patient safety.

Northeastern University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-DNP) is a practice-oriented degree designed to prepare advanced practice registered nurses with the expertise needed to be clinical scholars and policy advocates. Graduates are ready to lead transformative healthcare change that addresses the comprehensive needs of patients and communities.

The United States is experiencing an ongoing shortage of primary care physicians, leading to a surging demand for family nurse practitioners. Northeastern University's Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner program provides individualized coursework and clinical experience that prepares qualified students to fill the gap and become nationally certified as family nurse practitioners.

Northeastern University's Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology prepares future speech-language pathologists for the rigors of clinical practice in educational and healthcare settings.

Strengthen your healthcare skills for the world’s most challenging—and rewarding—environments. Northeastern’s Graduate Certificate in Extreme Medicine provides enlightening and humanity-first courses that develop skills in crisis resource management, human factors in severe environments, the efficiency of highly skilled teams, and theory and ethics of care in humanitarian crises.

According to the World Health Organization, the occurrence of adverse events due to unsafe care is likely one of the 10 leading causes of death and disability in the world. Furthermore, in countries within the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 15% of total hospital activity and expenditure is a direct result of adverse events.

The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Engineering prepares engineers with a unique blend of advanced skills in state-of-the art pharmaceutical design, manufacturing process engineering, and regulatory and quality issues to meet the evolving and growing needs of the biotechnology industry.

The Master of Science in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing program at Northeastern University is designed to prepare nurses to provide a broad range of mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and families.