Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. Of the 611 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University in 2021, 78 of them were management sciences and quantitative methods majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Science
• Master’s Degree in Management Science

NIU Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks management science programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The management science major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods. 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
	14
	15
	27
	37
	58
	66
	67
	68
	121
	132
	163
	202
	223

In 2021, 108 students received their master’s degree in management science from NIU. This makes it the #69 most popular school for management science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Management Science Graduates from NIU Make?

The median salary of management science students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $45,481. This is less than $53,059, which is the national average of all management science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Management Science Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in management science from NIU in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical management science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its management science 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 management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NIU Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Program

Of the 108 students who graduated with a master’s in management science from NIU in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

Of the students who received a management science master's degree from NIU, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the management science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	67
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

If you plan to be a management science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Management Science	106
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	80

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Management Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in management science 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
Chief Executives	9,650	$230,070
Insurance Underwriters	5,780	$75,690
Operations Research Analysts	5,100	$96,630
Business Professors	4,030	$107,910

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.