College of Professional Studies

Our College of Professional studies connects Seattle’s working professionals with Northeastern’s 100+ years of world-renowned expertise in experience-driven learning. When you earn your graduate degree here, you’ll engage in experiential learning in and outside the classroom – gaining valuable experience in Seattle.

Meet Our Team

Jiaqi Li (she/her)

Advising and operations lead for the west coast campuses

Email: jiaqi.li@northeastern.edu

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Sam Nussbaum (she/her)

Advising and operations lead for the west coast campuses

Email: s.nussbaum@northeastern.edu 

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Dr. Joe Reilly (he/him)

Faculty Lead, Analytics 

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Dr. Serhiy Kovela (he/him)

Assistant Teaching Professor, Project Management

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Sonali Lakhotia (she/her)

Student Programming Assistant, Project Management

Sonali serves as the CPS Student Programming Assistant. She provides key event development and assistance for the Seattle CPS community as well as sends out weekly communications to keep our students up to date on events and academic reminders! Sonali is available via email or appointment to answer any of your student life questions.

email: lakhotia.s@northeastern.edu

 

The offerings in Seattle for CPS

Analytics

  • MPS in Analytics is a STEM-designated graduate degree that helps learners gain and sharpen the in-demand skills today’s employers are looking for, including programming languages (R, SQL, and Python), data management and Big Data, data mining, and machine learning intelligence.
  • Three concentrations for the Analytics program are evidence-Based Management, Statistical Modeling, and Applied Machine Intelligence.
  • Our cohort model offers a small student-to-faculty ratio, allowing for a more personalized learning experience and building a deeper connection with professors and fellow students.

Project Management

  • MS in Project Management is a STEM-designated graduate degree that offers seven concentrations to help focus your degree on the areas you’re most interested in: Agile, Analytics, Construction Management, Leadership, Managing Technical Projects, Organizational Communication, and Project Business Analysis.
  • Our cohort model offers a small student-to-faculty ratio, allowing for a more personalized learning experience, including preparation for your Project Management Professional certification. You can also earn your graduate certificate in project management through our program!

Marquee Events

CPS Alumni Talks

Python Workshops

 

Peer Mentorship Program

Graduation Celebrations

New Student Orientation

Student Testimonials

 

“My Master’s degree in Project Management from Northeastern University has enabled me to see the value of people management and collaborating with others to achieve goals. It gives you transferable skills that are useful in every industry.”   

– Akshita Kapur, CPS, Project Management, MS ‘23

“The faculty members are all experts with rich practical experience and have worked or work in tech companies. And our experiential project lets us experience the whole process of taking a project from the initial idea to the final delivery.”     

– Alimas, CPS, Analytics, MS ‘23

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CPS Student Resources

Peer Mentorship Program

 

The main objective of the peer mentorship program is to provide peer-to-peer connection to improve community building and professional networking. Students are matched and introduced to each other during a kickoff event and encouraged to meet at least a few times during the quarter. These meetings can be in person or virtually.

 

Academic Calendar

Course Catalog & Program Requirements

Student Journey Map

Global Python Workshop