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Sociology at Northern Illinois University

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Sociology at Northern Illinois University

11 Master's Degrees
Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology 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, 11 students received their master's degree in sociology.

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

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NIU Sociology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sociology

NIU Sociology Rankings

Sociology Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Sociology Master’s Program

64% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in sociology from NIU. About 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in sociology each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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 sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors 610 $78,290
Sociologists 350 $86,280

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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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