General Mathematics at Northern Illinois University

Every general mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mathematical sciences program at Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

NIU General Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences

NIU General Mathematics Rankings

The mathematical sciences major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 mathematical sciences, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mathematical Sciences Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU General Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of mathematical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical mathematical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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 General Mathematics Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Mathematical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in mathematical sciences 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.