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Finance & Financial Management at Northern Illinois University

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Finance & Financial Management at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,080 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University in 2021, 77 of them were finance and financial management majors.

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

NIU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
  • Master’s Degree in Finance

NIU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at NIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance & Financial 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools 61

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in finance from NIU. This makes it the #83 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NIU Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $53,625. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $48,896 for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

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Finance Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 finance majors earned their bachelor's degree from NIU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at NIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its finance 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 finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 45
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NIU Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

27% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of finance master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NIU also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
Financial Managers 40,040 $144,680
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 21,980 $91,640
Tellers 18,530 $29,860
Financial Analysts 14,810 $88,760

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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