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Northern Illinois University Bachelor’s in Finance & Financial Management

90 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$55,859 Average Salary
$21,700 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Finance. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Finance & Financial Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Northern Illinois University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in finance, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the NIU Bachelor’s in Finance

#207 in the U.S
#13 in Illinois

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at NIU was ranked #207 on College Factual's Best Schools for finance list. It is also ranked #13 in Illinois.

Here are some of the other rankings for NIU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management18
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Finance & Financial Management Graduates30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k)33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k)34
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management37
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k)39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid)43
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k)48
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k)48
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k)64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k)79
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k)84
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid)91
Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools94
Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans95
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k)96
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k)100
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k)105
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k)114
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k)114
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Finance & Financial Management Graduates122
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid)125
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k)134
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k)142
Highest Paid Finance & Financial Management Graduates148
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management158
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management160
Most Popular Colleges for Finance & Financial Management170
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management170
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools178
Best Finance & Financial Management Schools207
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans321
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management338
Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Veterans350
Most Focused Colleges for Finance & Financial Management365

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Finance from NIU Cost?

$14,392 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$21,700 Average Student Debt

NIU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NIU was $348 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,466$9,466
Fees$4,926$4,926
Books and Supplies$1,300$1,300
On Campus Room and Board$10,880$10,880
On Campus Other Expenses$2,870$2,870

Learn more about NIU tuition and fees.

NIU Finance Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NIU in Finance walked away with an average of $21,700 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $23,578.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Finance From NIU?

$55,859 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of finance students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NIU is $55,859 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $48,186.

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Does NIU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Finance?

Online degrees for the NIU finance bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.

NIU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Finance

90 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
26.7% Women
32.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 90 bachelor’s degrees in finance awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in finance in 2019-2020, 26.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 29.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in finance at NIU in 2019-2020, 32.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian8
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino18
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White56
International Students5
Other Races/Ethnicities0

Bachelor’s in Finance Focus Areas at NIU

Finance & Financial Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Finance90

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to finance and financial management.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management174
Accounting171
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods84
Marketing152

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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.

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