Finance at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying finance, 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 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, 77 of them were finance majors.

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

NIU Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance

NIU Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance 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 finance major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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
	8
	25
	32
	43
	76
	92
	118
	139
	157
	166
	319
	369

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in finance from NIU. This makes it the #76 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Finance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at NIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its finance 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 finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	45
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NIU Finance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of finance master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Loan Officers	12,330	$81,620
Chief Executives	9,650	$230,070

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.