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Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University

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Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a ME school? To help you decide if Northern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ME program.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received their master's degree in ME.

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

NIU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in ME

NIU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

ME Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in ME from NIU. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

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In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineers 17,320 $92,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Cost Estimators 5,600 $66,480
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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