In fact, Northeastern was founded in 1898 as the Northeastern Institute of Business Administration by Boston financial experts who wanted to create a school where young people could receive professional training through instruction from experts in their fields. The school was renamed after it merged with Boston University in 1947. The university offers more than 150 undergraduate majors and graduate degrees through 19 schools and colleges. The university’s motto is “The human heart has its own reasons, which reason knows nothing of.”
Northeastern is known for its cooperative education program, in which students alternate semesters of full-time study with semesters of paid work in fields related to their academic major. The school is also known for its research and its programs in health sciences, business, and engineering. The university has over 20,000 students on campus at any given time, including about 9,000 graduate students. Northeastern offers undergraduate degrees in more than 60 majors and 30 minors. Northeastern’s School of Professional Studies offers master’s degrees in business administration and health care management. For those who want to pursue a graduate degree but don’t have time for a full-time program, Northeastern also offers accelerated online programs that allow students to complete their coursework on their own time.
The university has been recognized as one of the top 25 schools in the nation for producing millionaires. According to PayScale’s College Salary Report, graduates from Northeastern University earn an average mid-career salary of $101,000.
