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Information Technology at Northern Illinois University

If you plan to study Information Technology, take a look at what Northern Illinois University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Illinois University sits in Dekalb, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 144 information technology degrees were awarded at Northern Illinois University.

Online Class Availability at Northern Illinois University

Distance learning is available at Northern Illinois University. Among 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

Take a look at the composition of Information Technology graduates at Northern Illinois University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Information Technology graduates at Northern Illinois University are 35% women (51) and 65% men (93).

Information Technology Master’s Program at Northern Illinois University

Among the 144 master’s information technology graduates at Northern Illinois University, 35% were women (51) and 65% were men (93).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	134

Minority students account for 6% of Information Technology master’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University, lower than the national average of 17%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Information Technology Graduates

Those who complete Information Technology program at Northern Illinois University work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Information Technology graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079
Health Informatics Specialists	$156,714
Database Architects	$148,480
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$117,478
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424
Information Security Analysts	$111,930
Data Scientists	$106,295
Clinical Data Managers	$99,475
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$80,062

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.