Emerge prepared and inspired to make a meaningful impact in the nonprofit sector.
Master of Science in Nonprofit Management
With a Master's in Nonprofit Management from Northeastern University, you'll gain real-world experience while you build the leadership and business skills needed to tackle the unique challenges facing the nonprofit sector.
By choosing this program you will have the unique opportunity to:
- Gain real-world experience. Work with a local organization through your coursework and capstone, experiential projects, and participate in our signature optional co-op program.
- Select the learning format that meets your needs. Earn your degree 100% online, on campus in Boston or Seattle, or a hybrid format that combines the two.
- Customize your coursework with five concentrations: Fundraising, Leadership and Communication, Project Management, Social Innovation, or Social Media and Analytics.
- Forge connections with a powerful network of alumni. They are driving a change at some of the world's most influential nonprofits, including City Year, Pine Street Inn, Boys & Girls Club of America, Dana Farber, and more.
- Learn from thought-leaders in nonprofit. Our faculty have had hands-on experience in the field and have their own network of influential connections in the industry.
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"I would 100% recommend this program. We work directly with nonprofit organizations, the faculty are amazing and experienced, and the classes are very in-depth - whether online or in person. I met so many intelligent people and learned so much from my classmates and teachers."
Lia Mancuso
College of Professional Studies
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-powered lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.
Our locations—in Boston; the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Charlotte, North Carolina; the San Francisco Bay Area; Seattle; London; Toronto; and Vancouver—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.
Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs—in on-campus, online, and hybrid formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 140 multidisciplinary majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.