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Engineering-Related Fields at Northern Illinois University

Engineering-Related Fields at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying engineering-related fields, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering-Related Fields section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering-Related Fields

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

17% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of engineering-related fields master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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In the engineering-related fields master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Engineering-Related Fields majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial & Management Engineering 19

A degree in engineering-related fields 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
Industrial Production Managers 10,620 $104,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Industrial Engineers 9,760 $88,850
Engineering Technicians 6,320 $63,760
Engineers 4,000 $87,220

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*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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