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Northeastern University, a private university founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1898, has emerged over the past decade as one of the most dynamic institutions in the country, evolving into a U.S. News & World Report ‘Top-40’ National University. The university, situated in the heart of Boston – a vibrant hub of business, innovation, and technology – is a leader in worldwide experiential learning and interdisciplinary research focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and globalization. Northeastern enrolls nearly 20,000 students across 116 undergraduate majors and concentrations and 189 graduate programs, ranging from doctoral programs to graduate certificates, in nine schools and colleges. It also offers select advanced degrees at its regional campuses in Charlotte, Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Toronto, Canada.
Northeastern University’s College of Business Administration was founded in 1922. In 2012, it was renamed the D’Amore-McKim School of Business in recognition of generous benefactors Rich D’Amore and Alan McKim who combined forces to make a $60 million investment in the school’s future. Since then, the school has undergone an extraordinary transformation, including a 25% increase in full-time faculty and a 34% increase in top-tier journal publications. From being the most highly published school in the Journal of International Business Studies to being ranked 6th on U.S. News and World Report‘s new Most Innovative Schools list, Northeastern continues to develop cutting-edge research and learning opportunities that address real business challenges.
D’Amore-McKim offers a unique model of business education that purposely blends innovative classroom learning with real-world business application. Its students explore cutting-edge theory with professors, fusing knowledge with learning experiences that include cooperative education or corporate residency, study abroad, and community service. Similarly, the school’s resulting connections with the corporate world influence its research agendas, which, in turn, shape innovative new business practice. This synergy enables D’Amore-McKim students to become successful business leaders who are both thinkers and doers, and thus highly qualified to think critically and leave their mark on the global business world.
At the undergraduate level, both the BS in Business Administration and the BS in International Business programs offer students the opportunity to develop into business leaders. Graduate students can choose from a number of different full-time and part-time MBA and MS programs and certificates designed to enable motivated professionals to accelerate their success in business. D’Amore-McKim executive and corporate programs provide tailored business education needed to develop leaders, build teams, and achieve strategic goals. The school is committed to embedding a global mindset into all of these programs, as well as in its research and outreach activities.
