University profile

Northeastern University

Location: Boston, MA

Minimum graduate stipend

$40,000/yr Official

Paid over 12 months · 2025-2026 · Current minimum; no ratified contract · No ratified contract as of Apr 2026: the union GENU-UAW was moving toward a strike authorization vote. $40,000 is the minimum the university stated in bargaining in 2024; its final offer was $43,000 plus annual increases, later revised to drop the guaranteed 2025 increase. The figure may change. · Flagged for re-verification: treat as provisional until we re-check the source

Official: published by the university · Source: Northeastern Provost: union negotiations page · Verified 2026-09-28

Other stipend figures

Supporting detail: pay scales, specific schools or departments, and prior years. These are not the headline figure above.

Another department’s · Example $43,050/yr Official Paid over 12 months · 2025-2026 · Network Science PhD. Source: Northeastern Network Science Institute: PhD · Verified 2026-09-27

Cost of living in Boston, MA

City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $2,960/mo Estimated City median 1BR. Boston-wide median; Fenway/Mission Hill not isolated. Same figure as BU. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $1,775/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways. Boston-wide median; Fenway/Mission Hill not isolated. Same figure as BU. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Utilities $252/mo Crowdsourced Basic utilities (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage). 85 m2 apartment, excludes internet; overstates a studio. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Public transit $90/mo Official MBTA Monthly LinkPass. Semester pass is 11% off. Source: MBTA: student guide · Verified 2026-09-27
Parking $295 to $1,058/semester Official Fall evening $295; fall day $1,058 (overnight $2,293). Fall 2026 (valid Sep 1 to Dec 31 2026). The page belongs to the university's parking operator, not northeastern.edu. Annual evening permit $533. Source: MasParc (Northeastern's contracted parking operator): student permits · Verified 2026-09-28
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Master's tuition

Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.

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PhD program profiles at Northeastern University

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