Nursing at Northern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Northern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 185 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from NIU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

NIU Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
	228
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	298
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	305
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	312
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	354
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	462
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	536
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	735
Best Nursing Schools	782
Best Value Nursing Schools	803
	1,269

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in nursing from NIU. This makes it the #313 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #306 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NIU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $61,111. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 185 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from NIU in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at NIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	112
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NIU Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from NIU in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from NIU, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NIU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	185
Nursing Science	27
Nursing Practice	4

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses	129,400	$73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Nurse Practitioners	5,540	$105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,810	$69,310
Nurse Anesthetists	1,510	$190,500

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.