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This overview covers the essential stats on Northeastern University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you’ll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

How Well Is Northeastern University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Northeastern University was awarded 987 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Overall Quality

Northeastern is ranked #81 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation.

Northeastern also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.

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How Much Money Do Northeastern Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Northeastern make around $79,786 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Northeastern graduates since it is 88% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.