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Electrical Engineering at Northern Illinois University

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Electrical Engineering at Northern Illinois University

If you plan to study electrical engineering, take a look at what Northern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 EE.

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

NIU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in EE

NIU Electrical Engineering Rankings

EE Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

16% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in EE from NIU. About 16% of these graduates were women and the other 84% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in EE.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Electrical Engineers 4,860 $94,700
Engineers 4,000 $87,220
Electronics Engineers 2,800 $98,010
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010

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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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