Taxation at Northern Illinois University

Every taxation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the taxation 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 Taxation section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Taxation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Taxation

NIU Taxation Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Taxation Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Taxation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of taxation master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Of the students who received a taxation master's degree from NIU, 64% 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 taxation.

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

Careers That Taxation Grads May Go Into

A degree in taxation 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
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Tax Preparers	3,370	$30,200
Financial Examiners	2,120	$102,690
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,350	$77,970

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.