10-yr median earnings
$92,538
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Boston, Massachusetts
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Northeastern University Professional Programs is a private nonprofit institution in Boston, Massachusetts. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $92,538
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Northeastern University Professional Programs posts top-1% former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 1%
- former-student earnings, US
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Northeastern University Professional Programs profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B
College Value Score
74/100
Northeastern University Professional Programs
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$92,538
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
86.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Northeastern University Professional Programs vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Northeastern University Professional Programs ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Northeastern University Professional Programs: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$92,538 Top 1% higher than 99% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Northeastern University Professional Programs | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $92,538 | #72 of 5103 | 99th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,802 | #1578 of 5462 | 71st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,802
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$92,538
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Northeastern University Professional Programs ranks in Massachusetts
State rank among 106 reporting Massachusetts colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Northeastern University Professional Programs | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $92,538 | #11 of 106 | 90th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,802 | #53 of 128 | 59th |
Highest former-student earnings in Massachusetts
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $143,372 | $20,111 |
| 2 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | $129,455 | $25,171 |
| 3 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $125,557 | $39,545 |
| 4 | Babson College | $123,938 | $40,514 |
| 5 | Bentley University | $120,959 | $37,930 |
| 6 | Boston College | $103,937 | $41,704 |
| 7 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $103,470 | $43,071 |
| 8 | Harvard University | $101,817 | $19,066 |
| 9 | Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | $101,466 | - |
| 10 | Northeastern University | $92,538 | $30,915 |
| 11 | Northeastern University Professional ProgramsThis school | $92,538 | - |
| 12 | College of the Holy Cross | $90,543 | $38,782 |
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
54.1%
Female
18.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$78,413
Median Earnings (6yr)
84.5%
Earning Over $25K
86.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $78,413 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $92,538 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 84.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 86.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $24,250 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $257/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 32 | 1,846 | $103,980 | $169,234 | $41,625 |
| Bachelor's | 18 | 508 | $81,470 | $163,708 | $23,476 |
| First Professional | 2 | 22 | $137,629 | $191,083 | $41,651 |
| Graduate Certificate | 1 | 0 | $74,263 | $74,263 | $79,331 |
Top programs at Northeastern University Professional Programs by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$191,083 median earnings
- Finance and Financial Mana…
Finance and Financial Management Services
$169,234 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$163,708 median earnings
- Computer Software and Medi…
Computer Software and Media Applications
$158,542 median earnings
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$148,490 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$145,909 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$143,345 median earnings
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical S…
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
$136,474 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Northeastern University Professional Programs? ▼
Northeastern University Professional Programs is a private nonprofit institution in Boston, Massachusetts. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,802 students.
How much do Northeastern University Professional Programs former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Northeastern University Professional Programs who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $92,538 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $78,413.
Is Northeastern University Professional Programs worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Northeastern University Professional Programs is $24,250, while former students earn a median of $92,538 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 86.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $257.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
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