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Information Technology at Northern Illinois University

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IT

NIU Information Technology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

IT Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Information Technology Master’s Program

42% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 IT majors earned their master's degree from NIU. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 61
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Computer Systems Analysts 28,130 $89,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,770 $143,900
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Network Architects 5,310 $114,780

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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