Education

Graduate Education

The School offers a range of graduate programs in the social sciences and public policy. All graduate programs offer their courses in the late afternoon and evening, and are open to both part-time and full-time students. Information and applications materials can be obtained from each program homepage (see below).

In Fall 2007, the School launched a Graduate Certificate in Urban Studies. To learn more about it, click here.

Northeastern's graduate studies website

Doctoral Programs

• Applied Economics - offers specializations in Industrial Organization and Labor Economics. Both fields prepare students for work in business and government positions concerned with product and labor market operations and with policies to address market problems.
• World History - emphasizes global approaches to historical study, thinks comparatively and beyond national boundaries, and in terms of themes that span geographically dispersed areas of the world, including trade, migration, disease, religion, state formation, colonialism, and post-colonialism.
• Law, Policy, and Society - provides training in the theoretical and analytical insights drawn from the social sciences, humanities, and law, with particular emphasis on the intersection between social systems, policy issues, and the impacts of law and legal structures.
• Executive Doctorate in Law and Policy - an accelerated two-year executive program that accommodates the demanding schedules of mid-career professionals on their way to being leaders in government, education, health care, civil or criminal justice, labor, or economic development.
• Public and International Affairs - rooted in the theoretical traditions and analytical insights offered in political science, with particular strengths in U.S. and comparative politics and public policy.
• Sociology - emphasizes four overarching areas of concentration that reflect the research strengths of the faculty: globalization and international studies, urban affairs and community studies, gender studies, and social justice, conflict, and inequality.

Professional and Applied Masters Programs

• Economics: The MA in applied economic policy analysis is designed to serve the need for a terminal graduate degree for professional economists, government officials, and economic consultants, and to lay the groundwork for students who wish to pursue the PhD degree.
• History: The MA concentration in public history offers training that directs graduates to careers in such areas as the design and analysis of public policy related to historic preservation and the management of historical societies, archives, and museums.
• Law, Policy, and Society: The MS degree in Law, Policy, and Society offers students the opportunity to learn about applied social science through the program's unique focus on the intersection between social systems, policy issues, and the impacts of legal structures.
• Public Administration: The nationally accredited Master of Public Administration (MPA) program focuses on public management and public policy analysis and is designed to develop and sharpen the skills and capacities needed for a career in public service or in the nonprofit sector.

Master of Arts Programs

The School offers a select number of traditional MA programs in history, political science, and sociology. Graduates of these programs often go on to doctoral work in the respective disciplines, but many attain their degrees to pursue research, policy advocacy, and management careers in the public and non-profit sectors.

Fellowships

The Massachusetts Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) is a professional development program for individuals in education and human services who seek to enhance their leadership and public policy knowledge and skills. The program has been preparing leaders and policymakers in the education and human services fields since 1964. Please visit the program's website to learn more.