Overview

The Software Engineering Systems MSc degree from Northeastern University approaches software development from the analytical and methodological perspective of an engineer. You’ll build advanced design and engineering skills, enhance knowledge in cloud computing, and develop machine learning algorithms.

Your knowledge of the three-way intersection of computer science, engineering, and ethics will enable you to have real-world societal impact in a high-demand field across industries.

The programme offers a multitude of courses in Big Data engineering and analytics in addition to supplementary courses to deliver the data analytics results in a meaningful way to management.

Due to the high-level mathematical operations required to run these programmes, only software engineers have the capacity to work in such complicated areas.

Unique features

Can be combined with a Gordon Engineering Leadership certificate.
Can be combined with a graduate certificate in the College of Engineering
Graduates of the program have been very successful in obtaining employment during the last 10 years.

Career-advancing curriculum

Our courses cover data management, advanced data management, business intelligence, column databases, data science, and Big Data engineering. We offer advanced functional programming using the powerful Scala language and a course on advanced data science as well as cloud computing.
Multithread concurrent computing is also offered, which is important for synchronizing a huge set of servers working in parallel to help large-scale analytics run faster by a hundredfold increase in speed.

This program is visa-eligible at Northeastern University campuses in the United States and Canada.

Disclaimer: Visa eligibility may vary by location and individual circumstances. Applicants are responsible for verifying the most up-to-date visa regulations with the relevant visa or immigration agency before applying.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Concepts of Object-Oriented Design

Program Structure and Algorithms

Master's Project

Thesis

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International

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Final Deadline: International Students Inside the US - July 1 for Fall
International Students Inside the US - December 1 for Spring

Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

33 with optional co-op

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States
Arlington, United States
Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Completed online application form
Two letters of recommendation
Transcripts from all institutions attended
The Foreign Credential Evaluation (FCE) is a required assessment of all transcripts and documents from non-U.S. accredited post-secondary education institutions. (Review the FCE requirements by country.)
Statement of purpose
Resumé
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30864 USD / year

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Out-of-State

30864 USD / year

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In-State

30864 USD / year

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Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

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