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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. In 2021, 41 math majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Math

NIU Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools 3
Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools 7
Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools 84
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Most Popular Mathematics Schools 151

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in math from NIU. This makes it the #167 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Math Graduates from NIU Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $45,025. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $43,164 for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

51% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 math majors earned their bachelor's degree from NIU. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

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About 73% 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.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 30
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NIU Mathematics Master’s Program

60% Women
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Mathematics from NIU in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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Of the students who received a math master's degree from NIU, 80% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NIU also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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