by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Industrial Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Industrial Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Northern Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in IE, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at NIU paid an average of $492 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,858 | $8,858 |
| Fees | $2,228 | $2,228 |
The median early career salary of IE students who receive their master’s degree from NIU is $54,713 per year. That is 25% lower than the national average of $72,867.
NIU does not offer an online option for its IE 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.
Women made up around 22.4% of the IE students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 25.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.1% of the IE master’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 48 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Industrial Engineering | 58 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 14 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 18 |
*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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