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Marketing at NIU

NIU graduates about 122 marketing majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 565 schools we score for marketing, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year1225% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.08× 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 marketing 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 marketing ranking

  1. Texas Tech University 81
  2. Rutgers University–Newark 81
  3. Saint Joseph's University 81
  4. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 81
  5. Bucknell University 80
  6. Bryant University 80
  7. Yeshiva University 80
  8. Trinity University 80

Other strong majors at NIU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NIU with every school we score in marketing. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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