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Finance at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying Finance, take a look at what Northern Illinois University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northern Illinois University is in Dekalb, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 48 finance degrees were granted at Northern Illinois University.

Online & Distance Learning at Northern Illinois University

Many students take online classes at Northern Illinois University. Of 15,414 students, 2,197 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 7,937 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Finance graduates at Northern Illinois University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Finance graduates at Northern Illinois University are 23% women (11) and 77% men (37).

Finance Bachelor’s Program at Northern Illinois University

Among the 48 bachelor’s finance degrees awarded at Northern Illinois University, 23% were women (11) and 77% were men (37).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	23
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	4
Asian	7
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 48% of Finance bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University, above the national average of 29%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Finance Graduates

Graduates of the Finance program at Northern Illinois University work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Finance majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
General and Operations Managers	$149,694
Chief Executives	$138,534
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$126,371
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Chief Sustainability Officers	$96,628
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$92,240
Personal Financial Advisors	$91,777

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.