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Educational/Instructional Technology at Northern Illinois University

Every educational/instructional technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the educational/instructional technology 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/Instructional Technology section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Educational/Instructional Technology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Doctorate Degree in Educational/Instructional Technology

NIU Educational/Instructional Technology Rankings

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There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational/instructional technology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational/Instructional Technology Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational/instructional technology majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Program

66% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of educational/instructional technology master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in educational/instructional technology each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a educational/instructional technology master's degree from NIU, 83% 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 educational/instructional technology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Educational/Instructional Technology Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational/instructional technology 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
Instructional Coordinators 4,830 $67,540
Multimedia Collections Specialists 220 $54,900

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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