General Education at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Education

NIU General Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

General Education Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU General Education Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in general education from NIU in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general education each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general education master's degree from NIU, 71% 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 general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general education 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

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.