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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
62% 
Link structure
77% 
Server
90% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.42 s
File size
125.40 kB
Words
892
Media files
20
Number of links
100 internal / 34 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Graduate Degrees | Northeastern University
The length of the page title is perfect. (394 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Northeastern takes learning to a deeper level — from knowledge to understanding, from theory to insights, from thinking to doing.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (794 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://graduate.northeastern.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 4 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: Northeastern takes learning to a deeper level. In every program—from c...
  • Duplicate 2: Northeastern offers 33 doctoral programs—in emerging fields within the...
This page contains 892 words. That's ok.
23.9% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
11 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.1 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 18 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
19 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Beyond Education. Experience.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Beyond Education. Experience.
H3 Graduate Programs
H3 Empty heading
H3 Empty heading
H3 Empty heading
H3 Empty heading
H4 Experiential Learning
H4 Research
H4 Crafting a Standout Application for Graduate School
H4 Global Reach
H4 Experience our network.
H4 Empty heading
H4 Career Outcome
H4 Crafting a Standout Application for Graduate School Duplicate text
H4 How to Choose a Biotechnology Concentration
H4 What Can You Do With a Master’s in Pharmacy?
H4 Crafting a Standout Application for Graduate School Duplicate text
H4 How to Choose a Biotechnology Concentration Duplicate text
H4 Should I Go to Grad School: 4 Questions To Consider
H6 Campus Locations
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (34) on this page.

Found links on this page

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/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Professional Doctorates
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Master's
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Certificates
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Dual Degrees
/programs/Subdomain All Programs
/get-advice/Get Advice
/analytics/Subdomain Analytics
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Architecture
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Art & Music Administration
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Business
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Communication & Journalism
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Computing & IT
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Digital Media & Design
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Education & Learning
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Engineering
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Humanities & Social Sciences
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Law & Criminology
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Leadership
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Management
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Nursing & Healthcare
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Political Science & Security
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Psychology & Mental Health
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Public Health & Policy
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Regulatory Affairs
/programs/Nofollow Subdomain Anchor Science & Mathematics
/tour-campuses/boston/Subdomain Boston, MA
https://arlington.northeastern...External Subdomain Arlington, VA
/tour-campuses/charlotte/Subdomain Charlotte, NC
/tour-campuses/san-francisco-b...Subdomain San Francisco Bay Area, CA
/tour-campuses/seattle/Subdomain Seattle, WA
/tour-campuses/toronto/Subdomain Toronto, ON
/tour-campuses/vancouver/Subdomain Vancouver, BC
/our-campus-network/Subdomain All Campuses
/tour-campuses/toronto/Subdomain Toronto Explore Northeastern’s first international campus in Canada’s high-tech hub.
/why-northeastern/about-our-ac...Subdomain Northeastern’s Experiential Learning
/why-northeastern/about-our-ac...Subdomain Research
/why-northeastern/about-our-ac...Subdomain Northeastern’s Industry-Aligned Faculty
/why-northeastern/about-our-ac...Subdomain Global Pathways Program
/why-northeastern/graduate-aca...Subdomain Northeastern’s Doctoral Programs
/why-northeastern/graduate-aca...Subdomain Master’s and Certificate Programs
/admissions-information/lifeti...Subdomain Lifetime Learning Membership
/why-northeastern/about-our-ac...Subdomain Research At Northeastern, faculty and students collaborate in our more than 30 federally funded research centers, tackling some of the biggest challenges in ...
/double-husky-scholarship/Subdomain Double Husky Scholarship
/fellowship-opportunities/Subdomain Fellowship Opportunities
/full-circle-scholarship/Subdomain Full Circle Scholarship
https://military.northeastern....External Subdomain Military/Yellow Ribbon
/parent-and-family-scholarship/Subdomain Parent and Family Scholarship
/regional-campus-scholarship/Subdomain Regional Campus Scholarship
/nu-edge-grant/Subdomain NU Edge Grant
/african-students-access-schol...Subdomain African Students Access Scholarship
/admissions-information/financ...Subdomain Financial Aid
/admissions-information/how-to...Subdomain Applying as an International Student
/admissions-information/how-to...Subdomain Application Process
/admissions-information/how-to...Subdomain Application Checklist Find out the steps you need to take to apply to your desired program.
/admissions-information/financ...Subdomain Finance Your Education We offer a variety of resources, including scholarships and assistantships.
/resources/See All
/resources/category/student-st...Subdomain Student & Alumni Stories
/resources/category/grad-schoo...Subdomain Grad School Success
/resources/category/online-lea...Subdomain Online Learning
/resources/category/industry-a...Subdomain Industry Advice
/resources/category/career-adv...Subdomain Career Advice
/resources/category/faculty-st...Subdomain Faculty Insights
/Anchor Homepage event
/events/Subdomain Event Calendar
/Anchor Main Menu Article
/get-advice/Contact Us
https://phd.northeastern.edu/p...External Subdomain Explore our PhD Programs
/programs/Professional Doctorate
/programs/Master’s
/programs/Certificate
/programs/Professional Doctorate Programs
/programs/Master’s Programs
/programs/Certificate Programs
/admissions-information/how-to...Admissions
/admissions-information/financ...Text duplicate Financial Aid
/eventsText duplicate Event Calendar
/resources/applying-to-graduat...Subdomain Crafting a Standout Application for Graduate School
/resources/category/grad-schoo...Subdomain Grad School Tips & Advice
https://arlington.northeastern...External Subdomain Arlington
/tour-campuses/boston/Subdomain Boston
/tour-campuses/charlotte/Subdomain Charlotte
https://www.nchlondon.ac.uk/ab...New window External Subdomain London
https://miami.northeastern.edu/New window External Subdomain Miami
https://roux.northeastern.edu/...New window External Subdomain Portland
/tour-campuses/seattle/Subdomain Seattle
/tour-campuses/san-francisco-b...Subdomain San Francisco Bay Area
/tour-campuses/toronto/Subdomain Toronto
/tour-campuses/vancouver/Subdomain Vancouver
/programsSubdomain View Programs
https://phd.northeastern.edu/p...Nofollow External Subdomain PhD Programs Northeastern offers 33 doctoral programs—in emerging fields within the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and engineering.
https://phd.northeastern.edu/p...Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate PhD Programs Northeastern offers 33 doctoral programs—in emerging fields within the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and engineering.
https://camd.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain College of Arts, Media and Design
https://damore-mckim.northeast...Nofollow External Subdomain D'Amore-McKim School of Business
https://www.khoury.northeaster...Nofollow External Subdomain Khoury College of Computer Sciences
https://coe.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain College of Engineering
https://bouve.northeastern.edu/External Subdomain Bouvé College of Health Sciences
https://law.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain School of Law
https://cps.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain College of Professional Studies
https://cos.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain College of Science
https://cssh.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain College of Social Sciences and Humanities
https://arlington.northeastern...External Subdomain Text duplicate Arlington, VA
https://www.burlington.northea...External Subdomain Burlington, MA
https://charlotte.northeastern...Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate Charlotte, NC
https://www.nchlondon.ac.uk/Nofollow External Subdomain London, UK
https://miami.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain Miami, FL
https://csi.northeastern.edu/?...External Subdomain Nahant, MA
https://oakland.northeastern.edu/External Subdomain Oakland, CA
https://roux.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain Portland, ME
https://seattle.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate Seattle, WA
https://siliconvalley.northeas...External Subdomain Silicon Valley, CA
https://toronto.northeastern.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate Toronto, ON
https://vancouver.northeastern...Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate Vancouver, BC
/get-advice/Subdomain Text duplicate Get Advice
/contact-information/Subdomain Contact Information
/state-authorization-statement...Subdomain State Authorization Statements
https://www.linkedin.com/showc...Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/nu_graduateNofollow External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/north...Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
/resources/applying-to-graduat...Subdomain Text duplicate Crafting a Standout Application for Graduate School
/resources/category/grad-schoo...Subdomain Text duplicate Grad School Tips & Advice
/resources/choosing-a-biotechn...Subdomain How to Choose a Biotechnology Concentration
/resources/category/industry-a...Subdomain Text duplicate Industry Advice
/resources/masters-in-pharmacy...Subdomain What Can You Do With a Master’s in Pharmacy?
/resources/category/industry-a...Subdomain Text duplicate Industry Advice
/resources/applying-to-graduat...Subdomain Text duplicate Crafting a Standout Application for Graduate School
/resources/category/grad-schoo...Subdomain Text duplicate Grad School Tips & Advice
/resources/choosing-a-biotechn...Subdomain Text duplicate How to Choose a Biotechnology Concentration
/resources/category/industry-a...Subdomain Text duplicate Industry Advice
/resources/should-i-go-to-grad...Subdomain Should I Go to Grad School: 4 Questions To Consider
/resources/category/featured/Subdomain Featured Category,
/resources/category/grad-schoo...Subdomain Text duplicate Grad School Tips & Advice

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://graduate.northeastern.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.42 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (125 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,275 referring domains.
This page has 4,540 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 941 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

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Graduate Degrees | Northeastern University
Northeastern takes learning to a deeper level — from knowledge to understanding, from theory to insights, from thinking to doing.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Northeastern73%Check
Graduate70%Check
Northeastern University60%Check
Graduate Degrees59%Check
Graduate Programs59%Check
Grad School57%Check
Graduate School57%Check
Northeastern takes learning56%Check
Experience54%Check
Northeastern offers54%Check
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