Master of Science in Computer Science—Align students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, with undergraduate majors including math, biology, history, engineering, and classics. The program begins with a two-semester introductory sequence, which provides the foundational knowledge for students from non-technical backgrounds to succeed. Students have an opportunity to acquire both the knowledge needed to transition into a new career and the practical skills to build the next great app.

Northeastern’s Master of Science in Computer Science is designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in computer science. The program combines both computing and important application domains—enabling students to increase their broad-based knowledge in the field while focusing on one curricular concentration selected from a range of options including artificial intelligence, computer-human interaction, graphics, programming languages, software engineering, data science, networks, theory, game design, systems, and information security.