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Operations Management at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying Operations Management, take a look at what Northern Illinois University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Illinois University is in Dekalb, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 43 operations management graduations were recorded at Northern Illinois University.

Studying Online at Northern Illinois University

Online coursework is an option at Northern Illinois University. Of 15,414 students, 2,197 (14%) studied exclusively online and 7,937 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Operations Management graduates at Northern Illinois University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Operations Management graduates at Northern Illinois University are 28% women (12) and 72% men (31).

Operations Management Bachelor’s Program at Northern Illinois University

Among the 43 bachelor’s operations management degrees awarded at Northern Illinois University, 28% were women (12) and 72% were men (31).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Operations Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	8
Asian	10
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of Operations Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University, above the national average of 26%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Operations Management Graduates

Students who finish Operations Management program at Northern Illinois University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Operations Management graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079
Biofuels Production Managers	$164,096
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Industrial Production Managers	$126,666
Quality Control Systems Managers	$108,531
Security Managers	$104,128
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$91,208
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$85,639

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.