Educational Assessment at Northern Illinois University

Every educational assessment school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the assessment 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.

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

NIU Educational Assessment Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Assessment

NIU Educational Assessment Rankings

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Assessment Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Educational Assessment Master’s Program

The assessment program at NIU awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in assessment each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Educational Assessment

Educational Assessment majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Educational Evaluation & Research	12

Related Majors

• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Administration

Careers That Assessment Grads May Go Into

A degree in assessment 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
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050
Social Scientists	650	$78,140
Education, Training, and Library Workers	450	$40,200

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.