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Business & finance at NIU

NIU graduates about 463 business & finance majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 287th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 169 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 84% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $77,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

55/100Solid#287 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year46317% of the class
Courses in the catalog169more than 84% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$77,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$705Ka year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school

Around NIU

NIU Anthropology Museum in Cole Hall, November 2013
NIU Anthropology Museum in Cole HallPhoto: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sculpture titled "The Balance of Equality", a 17-foot-tall stone sculpture insta
The Balance of EqualityPhoto: MuZemike · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Davis Hall from Central Quad at Northern Illinois University.
Davis Hall from Central Quad at NIUPhoto: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Castle Dr
Castle DrPhoto: Gnusbiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Washington & Jefferson College 56
  2. The University of the South 56
  3. Central Michigan University 55
  4. University of Toledo 55
  5. Southern Connecticut State University 55
  6. Mount St. Mary's University 55
  7. CUNY–City College 55
  8. Lake Forest College 55

Other strong majors at NIU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NIU with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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