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Education at NIU

NIU graduates about 234 education majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 202nd of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

62/100Solid#202 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year2348% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$52,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma 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 education 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 education ranking

  1. Hanover College 63
  2. University of Central Florida 62
  3. Northern Arizona University 62
  4. Mississippi State University 62
  5. Georgia State University 62
  6. University of Cincinnati 62
  7. Kean University 62
  8. Oklahoma State University 62

Other strong majors at NIU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NIU with every school we score in education. 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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