Entrepreneurship

Unique Features

• Personalize your curriculum to match your goals
• Develop a comprehensive business plan that you can use in your current role or as you start your own venture
• Build confidence and skill through applied project work and real-world case studies—an experience-oriented approach that makes Northeastern University a global leader in education
• Study in person on our beautiful campus in Boston—a global business hub with a diverse and vibrant culture 
• Receive expert guidance from the D’Amore-McKim Graduate Career Center
• Deepen your learning with experiential opportunities outside the classroom, such as DATA Club or IDEA
• Lay the groundwork for a future MBA—you may be able to apply completed credits toward an eligible master’s degree at Northeastern
• Qualify to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT) as an international student through full-time study on our Boston campus

Program Objectives

By earning your Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship, you’ll learn the critical venture-launching skills that set your enterprise up for success. You’ll build competence in all the functions needed to run a thriving startup, including marketing, operations, finance, and product design. By studying real cases and building a business plan from the ground up, you’ll emerge from your experience confident and ready to take on your next entrepreneurial challenge.

This program is designed to be highly flexible and customizable. You can personalize your curriculum, study full-time or part-time, and explore experiential opportunities outside the classroom that amplify your learning.

Career Outlook

Learning new business skills—and refreshing old ones—will be critical to advancing your career, whether your future includes working for a corporation or founding a startup. Earning your Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship equips you with the specialized, up-to-the-moment knowledge that can help you seize your next big opportunity. Your new skill set can serve as a stepping stone to a role helping your company invest in promising startups—or it can lay the foundation for launching your own venture.

Accreditation Description

Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International—the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide.