by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Northeastern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northeastern was $1,579 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $25,264 | $25,264 |
| Fees | $294 | $294 |
The median early career salary of engineering students who receive their master’s degree from Northeastern is $109,763 per year. That is 28% higher than the national average of $85,820.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the engineering master’s degree program at Northeastern. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northeastern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 24.9% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 23.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in engineering at Northeastern in 2019-2020, 5.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 222 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 265 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 46 |
| Civil Engineering | 91 |
| Computer Engineering | 577 |
| Electrical Engineering | 140 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 123 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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