General Business Administration and Management at Northern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Northern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. Of the 611 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University in 2021, 74 of them were general business administration and management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business Administration and Management section at the bottom of this page.

NIU General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

NIU General Business Administration and Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at NIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	35
	178
	185
	232
	233
	303
	389
	432
	553
	1,220

In 2021, 143 students received their master’s degree in business administration from NIU. This makes it the #179 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 74 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NIU, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at NIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NIU General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

Of the 143 students who graduated with a master’s in business administration from NIU in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from NIU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	82
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NIU also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Operations Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400
Administrative Services Managers	16,950	$97,840
Construction Managers	12,730	$95,020

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.