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Art Education at Northern Illinois University

Art Education at Northern Illinois University

If you plan to study art education, take a look at what Northern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Art Education section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Art Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education
  • Master’s Degree in Art Education

NIU Art Education Rankings

The art education major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Art Education. 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in art education, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Art Education Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Art Education Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of art education bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical art education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art education at NIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its art education 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 art education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NIU Art Education Master’s Program

73% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of art education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in art education each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a art education master's degree from NIU, 73% were white. This is typical 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 art education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Art Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in art 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
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Middle School Teachers 22,320 $63,860
Education Professors 4,510 $62,280
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360

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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