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Engineering-Related Fields at Northern Illinois University

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Engineering-Related Fields at Northern Illinois University

Every engineering-related fields school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering-related fields 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received their master's degree in engineering-related fields.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering-Related Fields section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering-Related Fields

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

26% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of engineering-related fields master's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering-related fields master's degree from NIU, 74% 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 engineering-related fields.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

A degree in engineering-related fields 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
Industrial Production Managers 10,620 $104,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Industrial Engineers 9,760 $88,850
Engineering Technicians 6,320 $63,760
Engineers 4,000 $87,220

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*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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