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Using AI Won’t Set You Apart.

Knowing how to lead with AI will. Gain the artificial intelligence fluency you need through our AI-powered graduate degrees to adapt and thrive in the future.

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POWERED BY AI, DRIVEN BY HUMANS

Become the critical human element in a world of constant change.

Knowing how to use AI tools is no longer enough to succeed. Today’s ambitious professionals need AI fluency—a deeper, practical understanding of how to use AI technology to frame problems, provide guidance, interpret results, and make smart decisions.

At Northeastern, AI fluency means you graduate knowing how to work alongside artificial intelligence, collaborating with intelligent machines in real workplaces to solve challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes. You learn how to redesign work with AI, supervise agents, and teach others how to use them effectively.

Our top-ranked programs continually evolve to meet shifting workforce demands—equipping you with the AI skills the workforce needs now—and the adaptability to grow with what’s next. Here, AI fluency isn’t simulated—it’s practiced.

As a student, you’ll take part in codesigned projects and embedded industry collaborations with organizations shaping the future of work to build the agility, judgment, and problem-solving skills employers value most. By pairing industry-focused instruction with real-world applications and experiences, you’ll graduate ready with the skills and mindset needed to master both the promises and the limitations of AI—and to operate confidently at the intersection of human insight and technological ability.

The impact of AI

AI skills are opening new career pathways and opportunities across the globe and in every industry. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently reviewed nearly a billion job ads from six continents to uncover AI’s global impact.

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56% Wage premium for AI skills compared to workers in the same job without AI skills

PwC, 2025

100% Of industries are increasing their AI usage

PwC, 2025

109% Increase in job postings requiring AI skills between 2024 and 2025

Lightcast, 2025

Featured AI programs

AI graduate programs and certificates at Northeastern

Stand out and thrive in today’s—and tomorrow’s—workforce with our flexible in-person, hybrid, and online programs. Gain in-demand, future-focused skills with the opportunity for real-world, resumé-building experience. Looking for more options? Explore other programs with AI components.

MS in Artificial Intelligence

Become a future-focused leader with the essential skills to design and implement AI systems. Concentrations include machine learning, robotics, computer vision, energy systems, and process engineering.

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MPS in Applied AI

Prepare to navigate the changing AI landscape and its challenges. Gain the computer science, analytical, and problem-solving skills to transform your workplace through AI.

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MPS in Applied AI–Connect

Create a successful career in AI—no matter your industry or academic background. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence.

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Graduate Certificate in AI Applications

Quickly gain practical AI skills you can use in your specific role and industry. Choose from tracks focused on health science, education, media, policy, engineering, business, and more.

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MS in Artificial Intelligence–Align

Break into artificial intelligence from any background with the Align master’s program. Join peers from 150-plus disciplines, hold an optional paid co-op or internship, and learn with expert faculty.

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Graduate Certificate in Machine Intelligence

The Graduate Certificate in Applied Machine Intelligence is designed to give you the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to effectively utilize artificial intelligence and data mining tools.

Get AI career insights

Visit our Knowledge Hub to learn more about AI career paths, in-demand skills, and what it really takes to break into or advance in AI. You’ll get industry insight and actionable advice from our expert faculty to answer your questions and help you make your next move.

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Unlocking the power of AI at Northeastern

We’re creating a living lab to model and cultivate how to work with artificial intelligence. See how we’re leading the way in preparing students, faculty, staff, alumni, and partners to work with AI.

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Foundations of Responsible AI badge

Northeastern makes AI a priority for every learner. That’s why our graduate students* get access to Foundations of Responsible AI, a non-credit badge course, even before classes begin. Completing it allows you to earn an official AI badge, giving you critical skills to navigate today’s AI-driven workplace and a credential you can share with employers right away.

*Not offered to School of Law, Office of the Provost, or Mills College graduate programs

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