Are Northeastern or Rutgers worth it for internships?

For internships specifically, Northeastern usually offers the more built-in, structured path. Its co-op system is a defining part of the undergraduate experience, and the school has long-standing employer relationships designed around students alternating semesters of classes and full-time work. If you want a college where work experience is baked into the academic model rather than something you mostly arrange on the side, Northeastern has a real edge.

Rutgers makes more sense for the student who wants solid internship access but does not need a co-op-based structure to get there. Being in New Jersey, with proximity to New York City and Philadelphia, gives Rutgers students access to a very large job market, and there are definitely students landing strong internships in finance, pharma, tech, government, and research. But at Rutgers, the process is typically more self-directed. You may need to be more proactive with career fairs, networking, professors, and independent applications rather than relying on a signature university-wide model.

Rutgers can still be an excellent value, especially if cost is meaningfully lower for you. For a motivated student who will seek out opportunities aggressively, Rutgers can absolutely produce strong internship outcomes. But if your question is which school itself does more to help students build experience in a direct, systematic way, Northeastern is the clearer answer.