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Information Technology at Northern Illinois University

If you plan to study Information Technology, take a look at what Northern Illinois University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Illinois University sits in Dekalb, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 144 information technology degrees were awarded at Northern Illinois University.

Online Class Availability at Northern Illinois University

Distance learning is available at Northern Illinois University. Among 15,414 students, 2,197 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 7,937 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Information Technology Rankings at Northern Illinois University

Use these rankings to compare Northern Illinois University’s Information Technology program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Illinois	#3 of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#4 of 4
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#6 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#14 of 14
Best Value	Nationwide	#22 of 90
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#72 of 90

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Information Technology graduates at Northern Illinois University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Information Technology graduates at Northern Illinois University are 35% women (51) and 65% men (93).

Information Technology Master’s Program at Northern Illinois University

Among the 144 master’s information technology graduates at Northern Illinois University, 35% were women (51) and 65% were men (93).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Technology master’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	134

Minority students account for 6% of Information Technology master’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University, lower than the national average of 17%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Careers Related to Information Technology

Those who complete Information Technology program at Northern Illinois University frequently move into the following types of careers:

Occupation	Median Annual Wage
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Information Security Analysts	$111,930
Data Scientists	$106,295
Health Informatics Specialists	$156,714
Database Architects	$148,480
Clinical Data Managers	$99,475
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$80,062
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$117,478
Computer Network Architects	$63,411
Computer Systems Analysts	$71,253

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.