Inside Academics at Northeastern Illinois University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Northeastern Illinois University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 12 students per faculty member, Northeastern Illinois University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Northeastern Illinois University employs 58% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Northeastern Illinois University offers 46 majors with reported completions across 22 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Northeastern Illinois University are shown below:

The most popular majors at Northeastern Illinois University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Northeastern Illinois University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Northeastern Illinois University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,560 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Northeastern Illinois University retains and graduates its students — 52% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research at Northeastern Illinois University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Northeastern Illinois University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Northeastern Illinois University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Northeastern Illinois University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Northeastern Illinois University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Northeastern Illinois University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies