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Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Illinois University

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Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying fine and studio arts, 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 approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in Fine Arts.

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

NIU Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Fine Arts

NIU Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in Fine Arts, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Program

63% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in Fine Arts from NIU. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in Fine Arts each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a Fine Arts master's degree from NIU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the Fine Arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 Fine Arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in Fine Arts 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
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Photographers 2,600 $36,290
Art Directors 2,080 $99,800
Museum Technicians and Conservators 940 $45,210

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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