The doctoral programs established by Northeastern University include chemistry, physics, civil engineering, mining engineering, information and communication engineering, material science and engineering, mechanics, biology, business administration, applied economics, control science and engineering, management science and engineering, philosophy, software engineering, public management, biomedical engineering, safety science and engineering, computer science and technology, mechanical engineering and metallurgical engineering.

According to the Notice of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee on Printing and Distributing the List of First-level Doctoral and Master's Degrees Authorized in 20 10, Northeastern University was granted eight first-level doctoral programs: philosophy, applied economics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, information and communication engineering, civil engineering and business administration; Nine first-class master's programs were approved: law, physical education, art, biology, system science, electronic science and technology, architecture, civil engineering, geological resources and geological engineering.

At this point, the first-level doctoral program in Northeastern University has increased from 10 to 18, an increase of 80%; The number of doctoral programs in two disciplines increased from 43 to 84, an increase of 95%; The number of master's programs in first-level disciplines increased from 25 to 34, an increase of 36%; The number of master's programs in two disciplines increased from 132 to 173, an increase of 3 1%.