experiential learning

“My previous work experience taught me to make data more digestible for computers, but my time in the program has shown me how to do the same for people. Learning to analyze data for people and businesses has made me successful.” – Sai Prasad Sashank Urlam, MS in Business Analytics'22

“For my graduate co-op, I worked in the finance department at CooperCompanies for six months. This experience helped me further develop my financial analysis and reporting skills while establishing a network that will be useful in my future career.” – Khushbu Dudani, MS in Quantitative Finance'22

“For my graduate co-op, I worked as a private equity intern assisting with due diligence. Each day, I connected with investment bankers to source deals. I was included in projects from start to finish. This complete immersion and hands-on learning experience reinforced my desire to work in private equity.” – Saneel Jhaveri, MS in Quantitative Finance'22

“As I explored how to break into the field, it became clear that an MBA was what I was looking for — a diverse and multifaceted degree that would equip me with the necessary skills to be a consultant.” says Camille Super, MBA'22

“This experience showed me the true value of experiential learning; there's a significant difference between going to class and hearing about the passing of FDA approval versus being a part of it.” – Priscilla Colon, MBA'22

D'Amore-McKim Associate Teaching Professor of Marketing Daniele Mathras was nominated for Northeastern's Excellence in Teaching Award by her students. Their glowing remarks about their experiences in her class helped her earn the coveted award. She was recently recognized at the 2022 Northeastern Academic Honors Convocation.

“I'm about to start a full-time position completely aligned with my career goals. I want to work in sustainability and impact the world. This is just the first step in my career, but it's already in the right direction.” says Malou de Kergret, MBA'22

“Work consistently towards achieving the goals that you set for yourself. Sometimes you'll feel lost, but you have to believe in yourself. You need to realize that if you've made it to Northeastern University, you definitely have what it takes to succeed in business.” says Sanjay Lote, MBA'21

“I don't think I could have logically gone from construction to the Navy and then straight into corporate finance without the MS in Finance/MBA program—this degree made that transition possible.” – Ross Whelton, MS in Finance/MBA'22

“Both artificial intelligence and analytics are interesting to me, as computer scientists are naturally drawn to those areas. Understanding how to handle data and knowing how to use it to your advantage—whether by optimizing a process you have within a business, to increase sales, or to improve customer experience—is a skill that I think is unparalleled,” says Javier Rosas-Ruiz, Full-Time MBA‘22