Mathematics at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying mathematics, 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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

NIU Mathematics Rankings

The math major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at NIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NIU Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of math master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from NIU, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics 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
General Mathematics	51

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Mathematicians	50	$103,220

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.