Business Administration & Management at Northern Illinois University

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Northern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
Master’s Degree in Business Administration

NIU Business Administration & Management Rankings

The business administration major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Business Administration Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	50
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NIU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

39% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from NIU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	69
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

Business Administration & Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	217
Operations Management	100

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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