The Northeastern University College of Business Administration was founded in 1922 and the Graduate School of Business Administration in 1952. The College of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The Co-op M.B.A. program matriculates a class of about 80 students each fall and spring. A typical entering class includes students from fifteen or more countries other than the United States. Career goals can be equally diverse. About 90 percent have work experience, and 65 percent have earned their undergraduate degrees in areas other than business.

Graduates of the program pursue careers in every function and industry, private and not-for-profit, around the world. A required course in career management ensures that graduates are adept both at securing their first jobs following the degree and advancing their careers in subsequent steps.