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General Human Services at Northern Illinois University

If you plan to study General Human Services, consider the program at Northern Illinois University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Illinois University is in Dekalb, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 7 general human services degrees were awarded at Northern Illinois University.

Studying Online at Northern Illinois University

Distance learning is available at Northern Illinois University. Of 15,414 students, 2,197 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 7,937 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of General Human Services graduates at Northern Illinois University, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Human Services graduates at Northern Illinois University are 100% women (7) and 0% men (0).

General Human Services Bachelor’s Program at Northern Illinois University

Of the 7 bachelor’s general human services graduates at Northern Illinois University, 100% were women (7) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Human Services bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	4

Minority students account for 71% of General Human Services bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University, above the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Human Services Graduates

Graduates of the General Human Services program at Northern Illinois University go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for General Human Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Social and Community Service Managers	$156,089
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.