Undergraduate Certificate in Project Management – Online

The Undergraduate Certificate in Project Management empowers you with in-demand project management skills and strategies to manage projects and products effectively across industries.

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Enrollment
Full-Time, Part-Time
Entry Terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
F1 Visa Eligible
No
Program Type
Online

Overview

Northeastern’s Undergraduate Certificate in Project Management offers you a valuable career-building opportunity to learn practical, in-demand project and product management skills. 

Throughout this innovative certificate program, you will be exposed to targeted coursework built to equip you with a fundamental understanding of managing complex projects in ever-changing environments, leading technical products and overseeing software development.

Regardless of your current professional responsibilities or future career aspirations – graduates of this certificate are well positioned for successful careers in a variety of industries.

Program objectives

  • Learn practical, in-demand project management skills and techniques.
  • Build a fundamental understanding of project management theory.
  • Understand communication strategy, organizational behavior, and management principles.
  • Be ready to integrate classroom learning into real world careers and project-based work.

Unique Features

  1. Study at the Boston campus or 100% online for maximum flexibility.
  2. Enhance professional credibility with real-world projects that provide practical, in-demand skills.
  3. Learn from PMP and Agile certified faculty.
  4. Stack credits from this certificate into the BS in Project Management - receive two university credentials upon completion of your bachelor’s degree.
  5. Transfer 52 credits into our BS in Project Management program by combining this certificate with Year Up credits.

Check out your career prospects

Popular Jobs

Job Title Growth Rate Median Annual Salary
Project Management Specialists 6% $95,370K
PM Professional and Tech Services 6% $100,390K
PM Manufacturing 6% $97,350K
Project Coordinator 0% $67,280K

 

  • Retail Project Management
    Product Manager
    Project Business Analyst
    Project manager
    Associate project manager
    PM assistant
    Project coordinator
    PMO specialist
    Project controller

Get Set With a Custom Course Plan

Please note: The following is a sample curriculum and is subject to change. Enrolled students should reference the academic catalog for current program requirements.

Follow Our Leaders

“Led by practitioner faculty, each with over 10 years of experience in a multitude of disciplines and industries, this program prepares graduates for entry-level project management roles or as a natural alignment to professional advancement for students currently serving in a project environment.” - Connie Emerson, Retired Assistant Teaching Professor

Cost and Tuition

$541

Cost Per Credit

Application Deadlines

The deadlines below are recommended; however, admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis and applications submitted after these deadlines will still be considered for the upcoming term.

The domestic deadlines below allow time for those transferring credits. More details.

Domestic Application Deadlines

International Application Deadlines*

 

*International deadlines are only applicable if the program is F1 compliant.

 

Admissions

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