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Continuing and Professional Programs

Explore a wide variety of continuing education programs, including evening or part-time degree programs, certifications, professional development and short courses. 

Northwestern offers a variety of certificate programs, executive education options, continuing education for licensure, and short-format courses. Many programs are offered fully or partially online, while others are delivered on-campus. For a variety of full-time and part-time graduate degree programs, visit the Graduate Degrees webpage. 

Browse programs, courses and trainings by type, interest or affiliated Northwestern school. Use the program links to view more detailed information.

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Academic ProgramSchoolDegree TypeDegree filterModality filterSchool filter
Accelerated MS in Education for NW UndergradsSESPMSEDMasters DegreeOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Advanced Data ScienceSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
AI for the Design of Learning CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateBlendedEducation and Social Policy
Analytics and ModelingSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Analytics ManagementSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Artificial IntelligenceMcCormickMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School
Artificial IntelligenceSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
BiotechnologyMcCormickMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School
Climate Change CommunicationSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
College Sports ManagementSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateBlended, OnlineProfessional Studies
CommunicationSOCMSMasters DegreeOn Campus, OnlineCommunication School
Communication with DataSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Content StrategySPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Counseling (On Campus)TGSMAMasters DegreeOn CampusGraduate School
Counseling (Online)TGSMAMasters DegreeOnlineGraduate School
Creative Writing CertificateSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Database & Internet TechnologiesSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Data EngineeringSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Data ScienceSPSMSMasters DegreeBlended, OnlineProfessional Studies
Designing for Organizational Effectiveness CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Dual MS in Applied Economics and Social and Economic PolicySESPMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Energy and SustainabilityMcCormickMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School
Engineering Design InnovationMcCormick, TGSMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School, Graduate School
Engineering ManagementMcCormickMEMMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School
EsportsSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Executive Management for Design and ConstructionMcCormickMSMasters DegreeBlendedEngineering School
Global Health LeadershipSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusProfessional Studies
Global PolicySPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Graduate Certificate in Technology, People, and PolicySESPCertificateGraduate CertificateBlendedEducation and Social Policy
Health AnalyticsSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Health Analytics MSFeinberg, SPSMSMasters DegreeOnlineMedicine, Professional Studies
Healthcare AdministrationFeinberg, SPSMSMasters DegreeOnlineMedicine, Professional Studies
Healthcare IndustrySPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Health Data ScienceSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Health InformaticsSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusProfessional Studies
Health Informatics, Interdisciplinary StudiesSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Health Informatics MSFeinberg, SPSMSMasters DegreeOnlineMedicine, Professional Studies
Higher Education Foundations CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Higher Education Organization Management CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Higher Education Student Access & Success CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Information Design and StrategySPSMSMasters DegreeOnlineProfessional Studies
Information SystemsSPSMSMasters DegreeOnlineProfessional Studies
Information Systems, Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Certificate SPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Information Systems Management SPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Information Systems SecuritySPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Information TechnologyMcCormickMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School
Integrated Marketing Communications Professional (MS)MedillMSMasters DegreeBlended, OnlineJournalism and Marketing
Law (LL.M/MSL)PritzkerLL.M & MSLGraduate CertificateOnlineLaw School
Law (MS)PritzkerMSLGraduate CertificateOn Campus, OnlineLaw School
Leading AI-Powered Organizational Change CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateBlendedEducation and Social Policy
Leading Equity & Inclusion in Organizations CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Learning and Organizational Change CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Learning DesignSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Literature, Interdisciplinary StudiesSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Literature Graduate CertificateSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Literature MASPSMAMasters DegreeOnlineProfessional Studies
Machine Learning and Data ScienceMcCormickMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School
Marriage and Family Therapy (On Campus)Weinberg, TGSMSMasters DegreeOn CampusArts and Sciences, Graduate School
Marriage and Family Therapy (Online)Weinberg, TGSMSMasters DegreeOnlineArts and Sciences, Graduate School
MBAiKellogg, McCormickMBAMasters DegreeOn CampusBusiness and Management, Engineering School
MMM Program (MBA + MS Design Innovation)Kellogg, McCormickMBA, MSGraduate CertificateOn CampusBusiness and Management, Engineering School
MSED in Elementary TeachingSESPMSEDMasters DegreeOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
MSED in Learning SciencesSESPMSEDMasters DegreeOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
MSED in Secondary TeachingSESPMSEDMasters DegreeOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
MS in Educational StudiesSESPMSEDMasters DegreeOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
MS in Higher Education Administration and PolicySESPMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
MS in Learning and Organizational ChangeSESPMSMasters DegreeBlendedEducation and Social Policy
MS in Technology, People, and PolicySESPMSMasters DegreeBlendedEducation and Social Policy
Organizational & Leadership Coaching CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Policy AnalysisSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateBlended, OnlineProfessional Studies
Product Design and Development ManagementMcCormickMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School
Project Management Graduate CertificateSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Project Management MSMcCormickMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School
Prose and PoetrySPSMFAMasters DegreeOn Campus, OnlineProfessional Studies
Public AdministrationSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusProfessional Studies
Public AdministrationSPSMAMasters DegreeBlended, OnlineProfessional Studies
Public PolicySPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateBlended, OnlineProfessional Studies
Public Policy and AdministrationSPSGraduate Certificate Graduate CertificateOn CampusProfessional Studies
Regulatory Compliance, Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate CertificateSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateBlended, OnlineProfessional Studies
Regulatory Compliance Graduate CertificateSPSHealth and MedicineGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Regulatory Compliance MSSPSMSMasters DegreeOnlineProfessional Studies
Regulatory Policy and Health SystemsSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Robotics MSMcCormickMSMasters DegreeOn CampusEngineering School
Sports AdministrationSPSMAMasters DegreeOn Campus, OnlineProfessional Studies
Sports Administration, Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate CertificateSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateBlended, OnlineProfessional Studies
Sports AnalyticsSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Sports CommunicationSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Sports ManagementSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Strategic Change Management CertificateSESPCertificateGraduate CertificateOn CampusEducation and Social Policy
Technology EntrepreneurshipSPSGraduate CertificateGraduate CertificateOnlineProfessional Studies
Writing, Interdisciplinary StudiesSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateBlended, OnlineProfessional Studies
Writing, Publishing and Professional DevelopmentSPSPost-Graduate CertificateGraduate CertificateBlended, OnlineProfessional Studies
Writing MASPSMAMasters DegreeOn Campus, OnlineProfessional Studies
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Advanced AccountingSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOnlineBusiness / Finance, MathematicsProfessional Studies
Advanced Biology for the Health ProfessionsSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusHealth and Medicine, SciencesProfessional Studies
Advanced Studies in PsychologySPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusHealth and Medicine, Sciences, Social SciencesProfessional Studies
Business Writing & CommunicationSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateBlended, On CampusBusiness / Finance, CommunicationProfessional Studies
Change ManagementSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOnlineBusiness / Finance, TechnologyProfessional Studies
CPA AccountingSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOnlineBusiness / FinanceProfessional Studies
Creative WritingSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusCommunication, Literature / LanguagesProfessional Studies
Digital Content ManagementSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateBlended, On CampusCommunication, TechnologyProfessional Studies
Fundamentals of AccountingSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOnlineBusiness / Finance, MathematicsProfessional Studies
Math for Data ScienceSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateBlended, On CampusMathematics, TechnologyProfessional Studies
Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (NU PREP)FeinbergPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusEngineering, Health and Medicine, Sciences, TechnologyMedicine
Pre-Clinical PsychologySPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusHealth and Medicine, SciencesProfessional Studies
Pre-Graduate Business AdministrationSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOnlineBusiness / FinanceProfessional Studies
Pre-Graduate Concentrations and Specialized StudiesSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusBusiness / Finance, Environment, History, Literature / Languages, Mathematics, Philosophy / Religion, Public Policy, Sciences, Social Sciences, TechnologyProfessional Studies
Pre-MedicineSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusHealth and Medicine, SciencesProfessional Studies
Pre-Medicine Completion ProgramSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusHealth and Medicine, SciencesProfessional Studies
Pre-Physical TherapySPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusHealth and Medicine, SciencesProfessional Studies
Pre-Physical Therapy Completion SPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusHealth and Medicine, SciencesProfessional Studies
Pre-Physician AssistantSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusHealth and Medicine, SciencesProfessional Studies
Pre-Physician Assistant CompletionSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusHealth and Medicine, SciencesProfessional Studies
Pre-Speech PathologySPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOnlineCommunication, Health and Medicine, SciencesProfessional Studies
Specialized Studies for Career AdvancementSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateOn CampusArts, Business / Finance, Communication, History, International, Literature / Languages, Mathematics, Sciences, Social SciencesProfessional Studies
Strategic MarketingSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateBlended, On CampusBusiness / Finance, CommunicationProfessional Studies
Writing for Print and Digital MediaSPSPost-Baccalaureate CertificateBlended, On CampusCommunication, Literature / Languages, TechnologyProfessional Studies