by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Northern Illinois University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in education, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NIU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,858 | $8,858 |
| Fees | $2,228 | $2,228 |
education who receive their master’s degree from NIU make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $49,197.
NIU does not offer an online option for its education master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
About 93.8% of the students who received their Master’s in education in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.3% of the education master’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 15 |
| Educational Administration | 42 |
| Instructional Media Design | 40 |
| Educational Assessment | 13 |
| Special Education | 53 |
*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.
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