Statistics at Northern Illinois University

Every statistics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the stats 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 Statistics section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats

NIU Statistics Rankings

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

Stats Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Statistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of stats bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in stats 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 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its stats 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 stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NIU Statistics Master’s Program

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

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 stats.

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

Concentrations Within Statistics

If you plan to be a stats major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics	17

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Actuaries	1,950	$110,430
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560

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.