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Statistics at Northern Illinois University

Statistics at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying statistics, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

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

NIU Statistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
  • Master’s Degree in Stats

NIU Statistics Rankings

Stats Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Statistics Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of stats master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 stats.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Statistics

If you plan to be a stats major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics 6

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Mathematical Science Professors 2,480 $66,600
Actuaries 1,950 $110,430
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Statisticians 1,820 $89,040
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560

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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