<p>Northeastern’s particular strength in Computer Science is programming languages. For graduate schools, the computer science program is ranked #61, but for programming languages in particular it is #15:
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As an undergrad, I can’t speak as to what the CS program is like for graduate students, but these numbers are probably more useful than the #56 for the undergraduate program. In terms of research, it is very heavily focused on programming languages.</p>
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TomSr NEU was ranked 56 by US News not 80.
I posted that on 3/9/2010. Northeastern was ranked 80 back then. </p>
<p>And with this incoming class, I expect our jump will be note worthy once again.</p>
<p>Sorry about that TomSr!!</p>
<p>And 49 it is! That’s a good trend.</p>
<p>NU has the best co-op and career services, so if you value your post college opportunities, then NU is VERY good. But like Emily says, it all depends on your major. Some are great, others not so much.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your replies!
On a scale of 1-10, how much would you’ll rate NU for MS in CS?</p>
<p>It has a pretty good CS program, but it’s really hard to put something like that on a 1-10 scale. It depends on what you’re looking for in a program.</p>
<p>You can not compare NEU to “other colleges” in regards to how much a social life costs, because NEU is in the middle of a major metropolis. The money you spend at say, Boise State, is going to be way less than living in a city.</p>
<p>So let me rephrase that for you: How expensive is it to have a social life in Boston? Depends on what you do. </p>
<p>I go to a lot of shows and clubs and those are very very expensive. But it’s what I love so I happily spend my co-op money on it. If you like college bars and watching netflix, you’re going to spend less money going out. You can find cheap sandwiches and $4 beers if you look hard enough, especially outside of the city in Brookline, etc. But it’s easy to spend $25 on a dinner with friends at the Cheesecake Factory.</p>
<p>When it comes to food in the city, it’s not as cheap as in the suburbs. Grocery stores and alcohol are marked up, Ben and Jerrys costs $6 a pint (yes, it’s criminal), and the cheapest meals you will eat out come from Dunkin Donuts or the taco place all the way in Allston. </p>
<p>Boston is expensive, and their cabs are expensive, and a lot of clubs and bars have covers. If you choose to have a social life EXCLUSIVELY ON campus, you will be missing out on a lot the city has to offer, but it will be cheaper. But if you want a solely on-campus experience, don’t come to NEU.</p>
<p>Please recommend me if Northeastern uni is good for me since you have been through all this. I want to pursue a career in business, probably IB with concentration in finance. Since i am an international student I ll have to pay a lot to study here. Please tell me if the edu and co-up would cover the costs i put in and if its really worth it.
I have to choose between either james medison, NU, University of Massachussets or Colorado State University. Looking forward for anyone’s assistance in this matter. I ll really appreciate your comments.</p>
<p>Northeastern is strong in business, and co-op can be a really great and useful experience in this area, especially for international business (where you are required to spend a year abroad for a semester of classes and an international co-op, I believe).
However, money earned on co-op is not going to cover your educational costs on its own. At $25,000 a semester or so, the total cost of education comes out to $200,000. If you earn $15 an hour on co-op, that’s about $15,000 per co-op (pre-tax), or $45,000 total out of a $200,000 total. It might make a small dent, but keep in mind that during your co-op you still have to pay for things like food and housing.</p>
<p>I made $15 an hour on my last co-op and ended up with about 10k post tax. I spent at least a thousand on gas to commute, and was able to fund two vacations for myself, fed myself, paid all my bills and still have a little bit leftover. People think they save money during co-op, but you dont, unless your parents pay everything for you-- I unfortunately did not have that luxury.</p>
<p>Thankyou for your comments.<br>
And can I do a part time job, probably on campus?</p>
<p>Secondly, is university transfer easy from NEU ? like if I wouod want to a more prestigious, highly ranked business school I.e the one of Michigan uni etc</p>
<p>I am not looking forward to comments from people like you. So kindly don’t.
Saying that, f I would have done good in high school I would have never asked. But yes I ll want to transfer to a better school if given opportunity, who wont!</p>
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A lot of people, some of whom have already posted in this forum.</p>
<p>Sir, that is the reason I just posted the question.</p>
<p>AmbititiousAR, I’m not sure what kind of answer you expected. You are asking the question in the wrong forum. You need to pose questions about transferring into U Mich business school over in the U Mich forum. They might be able to tell you what it takes to transfer into their program. It’s not reasonable to expect somebody here at NEU to comment on whether or not their business program is considered worthy of a transfer because they are not sitting around thinking about how to transfer out. I should know as I am an NEU business school alum.</p>
<p>I’m planning on applying for a MS in Bioinformatics and wanted to know how good the program is (has anyone taken it?) and ask about general opinions about it. Any help would be much appreciated! :)</p>