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Financial Mathematics at Northern Illinois University

Financial Mathematics at Northern Illinois University

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

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 Financial Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Financial Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Financial Math

NIU Financial Mathematics Rankings

Financial Math Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Financial Mathematics Master’s Program

70% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of financial math master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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In the financial math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 45% 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 financial math.

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

Careers That Financial Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in financial math 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
Financial Analysts 14,810 $88,760
Financial Specialists 4,500 $93,200
Mathematical Science Professors 2,480 $66,600
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Economists 380 $108,690

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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