Northeastern University has maintained its status as a member in good standing of the New England Commission of Higher Education, Inc., previously New England Association of Schools and Colleges, since it was awarded its initial accreditation in 1940. The university was last reviewed by NECHE in 2018 and will be reviewed again in fall 2028.
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Accreditation Program | Accrediting Agency |
BA Public Health (Boston) | Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) |
BS Health Science (Boston) | Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) |
MPH Public Health (Boston, Charlotte) | Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) |
BSN Nursing (Boston, Charlotte) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
BSN Nursing (Boston)2 | Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing2 |
BSN Nursing—Transfer Track (Boston, Charlotte) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
BSN Nursing—Transfer Track (Boston)2 | Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing2 |
BSN Nursing—Transfer Track (Charlotte)3 | North Carolina Board of Nursing3 |
BSN Nursing, Accelerated Program for Second-Degree Students (Boston, Charlotte)2 | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)2 |
BSN Nursing, Accelerated Program for Second-Degree Students (Boston)2 | Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing2 |
BSN Nursing, Accelerated Program for Second-Degree Students (Charlotte)3 | North Carolina Board of Nursing3 |
MS Nursing (Boston) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
MS Nursing—Direct Entry (Boston) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
MS Nursing—Direct Entry (Boston)2 | Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing2 |
MS Nursing Leadership (Boston) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
DNP Nursing (Boston) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
DNP Nurse Anesthesia (Boston) | Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) |
DNP Nurse Anesthesia (Boston) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
DNP Nurse Anesthesia (Boston) | International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists |
DNP Nursing Practice—Post-Master's (Boston) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
CAGS Nursing (multiple concentrations, Boston) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
Graduate Certificate Primary Care Nursing FNP (Boston) | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
MS Physician Assistant Studies (Boston) | Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) |
MS Speech-Language Pathology (Boston, Charlotte) | Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) |
MS Speech-Language Pathology (Boston)1 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education1 |
MS Speech-Language Pathology—Connect (Boston, Charlotte) | Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) |
MS Speech-Language Pathology—Connect (Boston)1 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education1 |
DPT Physical Therapy (Boston) | Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) |
PharmD Pharmacy (Boston) | Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) |
PhD Counseling Psychology (Boston) | American Psychological Association (APA) |
PhD School Psychology (Boston) | American Psychological Association (APA) |
PhD School Psychology (Boston) | National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) |
CAGS School Psychology (Boston) | National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) |
CAGS School Psychology (Boston) 1 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education1 |
College of Arts, Media and Design
College of Engineering
- BSBioE Bioengineering (Boston)
- The BS in Bioengineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Bioengineering and Biomedical and Similarly Named Engineering programs.
- BSChE Chemical Engineering (Boston)
- The BS in Chemical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular, and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- BSCE Civil Engineering (Boston)
- The BS in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- BSCmpE Computer Engineering (Boston)
- The BS in Computer Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s), and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- BSEE Electrical Engineering (Boston)
- The BS in Electrical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s), and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- BSEnvE Environmental Engineering (Boston)
- The BS in Environmental Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- BSIE Industrial Engineering (Boston)
- The BS in Industrial Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Industrial and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- BSME Mechanical Engineering (Boston)
- The BS in Mechanical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
College of Science
College of Professional Studies
Accreditation Program | Accrediting Agency |
BS Finance and Accounting Management (Boston)1 | AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
BS Management (Boston) 1 | AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
BSET Computer Engineering Technology | Accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place Suite 1050 Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 Telephone: 410.347.7700 |
BSET Electrical Engineering Technology | Accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place Suite 1050 Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 Telephone: 410.347.7700 |
BSET Mechanical Engineering Technology | Accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place Suite 1050 Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 Telephone: 410.347.7700 |
MS Organizational Leadership (Boston), with concentration in Project Management | Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center |
MS Project Management (Arlington, Boston, Miami, Portland, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Toronto) | Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center |
MSLD Sports Leadership (Boston) | Commission on Sport Management Accreditation |
Master of Arts in Teaching (Boston) programs in: | |
Elementary Education, 1–6 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Sheltered English Immersion Administrator—Endorsement | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Sheltered English Immersion Teacher—Endorsement | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of Biology, 8–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of Chemistry, 8–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of Earth and Space Science, 8–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of English, 5–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of English as a Second Language, PreK–6, 5–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of History, 5–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of Mathematics, 8–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of Physics, 8–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of Political Science/Political Philosophy, 8–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of Social Science, 5–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities, PreK–8, 5–12 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education2 |
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
D’Amore-McKim School of Business
School of Law
Accreditation Program | Accrediting Agency |
JD Law (Boston) | American Bar Association; Association of American Law Schools1 |