Business, Management & Marketing at Northern Illinois University

Every business, management & marketing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business, management & marketing program at Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at NIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NIU does offer online courses in business, management & marketing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NIU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management & marketing majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of business, management & marketing master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Of the students who received a business, management & marketing master's degree from NIU, 58% 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 business, management & marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	176
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

The following business, management & marketing concentations are available at Northern Illinois University. 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
Business Administration & Management	143
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	108
Marketing	29
Accounting	18
Finance & Financial Management	15
Taxation	11

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management & marketing 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
Office Clerks	165,970	$37,220
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Customer Service Representatives	120,270	$37,840
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	70,300	$68,510
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	67,780	$37,930

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.