Project Management (Master's)

The Master of Science in Project Management is designed to provide you with the practical skills and theoretical concepts you need to lead complex projects.

Drive organizational innovation

• Companies succeed or fail based on their ability to bring quality products and services to market in a timely manner. Skilled project managers are responsible for every step in the process: project definition, cost and risk estimation, schedule planning and monitoring, budget management, negotiation and conflict resolution, project leadership, and project presentation and evaluation.
• Featuring real-world case studies, this project management degree presents techniques and tools for managing long- and short-term projects, successfully and cost effectively. Augmenting the core project management courses are concentrations that provide you with content-specific expertise—enabling you to deepen your knowledge in your field of interest.

Career outlook

• According to PMI, through the decade ending in 2020, 15.7 million new project management roles will be created. The profession is expected to grow by US $6.61 trillion. Now is the time for professionals and job-seekers to build project management skills, as demand for these skills outstrips supply.

In the United States, this growth will mean:

• Rising salaries.
• Growth in the project-intensive sectors of manufacturing, business services, finance and insurance, oil and gas, information services, construction, and utilities.
• In 10 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom) with established or quickly developing project-intensive sectors, project management roles are expected to grow by 13.4 million through 2020.

Apply to the program

• A graduate degree or certificate from Northeastern can accelerate your career through rigorous academic coursework and real-world professional experience in your area of interest. Apply to take your career to the next level.

Prepare for success

• Our program prepares you as a project management practitioner capable of applying project management processes and the technical, professional, and strategic expertise necessary for a successful career in any industry.

Gain specialized knowledge

• Effectively lead and manage sometimes interrelated, complex projects in a mature manner while avoiding common project management pitfalls.

Expertly manage projects

• Manage project scope, risk, quality, and performance metrics while effectively communicating with all project stakeholders.

Understand ethical management

• Understand the need for ethics and social responsibility in the practice of project management as outlined in the PMI Code of Ethics.

Sharpen your intellectual skills

• Develop the critical-thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills necessary to lead projects in a complex and dynamic project environment.