by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Northeastern Illinois University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. Use the following list to jump to the section on the page with details on that topic.
The goal of College Factual’s yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them.Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #504 out of the 4,630 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.For the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois, NEIU came in at #25.
### Best Graduate Schools RankingOut of 4,630 schools analyzed in the 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, NEIU came in at #504. In addition, NEIU took the #25 spot for Best Graduate Schools in Illinois.
For the last year in which we have data, 1,508 graduate students decided that Northeastern Illinois University was the best place for them.In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students.Here is what we found.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 66.6% of the total graduate students at NEIU are women and 33.4% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 55.4% of the graduate student population at NEIU.The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 7.8% of graduate students hail from another country.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at NEIU who borrowed carries a median debt of $17,600.
After earning their master’s degree from NEIU, graduates go on to jobs with an average early-career salary of $78,421.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at NEIU based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | $103,153 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | $90,465 |
| Business Administration & Management | $76,217 |
| Special Education | $72,373 |
| Student Counseling | $68,449 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | $64,911 |
| Ethnic Studies | $64,859 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | $60,664 |
| Accounting | $59,503 |
| Social Work | $45,997 |
Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution situated in Chicago, Illinois.Chicago is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Northeastern Illinois University.
Contact details for NEIU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5500 N Saint Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625-4699 |
| Phone: | 773-583-4050 |
| Website: | www.neiu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/NEIUlife |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/NEIUlife |
51.5% of the graduate students at NEIU took at least one online course.For that same period, 22.9% of grad students took all of their classes online.
Listed here are the degree programs in which the school awarded master’s degrees.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 7 | — |
| Area Studies | 3 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 28 | — |
| Chemistry | 5 | — |
| Communication & Media Studies | 6 | — |
| Computer Science | 38 | — |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 3 | — |
| Educational Administration | 55 | $103,153 |
| Ethnic Studies | 7 | $64,859 |
| General Biology | 6 | — |
| General English Literature | 6 | — |
| Gerontology | 3 | — |
| Health & Physical Education | 11 | — |
| History | 3 | — |
| Human Resource Management | 9 | — |
| Linguistics & Literature | 1 | — |
| Mathematics | 2 | — |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 50 | $64,911 |
| Music | 4 | — |
| Other Social Sciences | 1 | — |
| Political Science & Government | 4 | — |
| Public Health | 7 | — |
| Social Work | 68 | — |
| Special Education | 32 | $72,373 |
| Student Counseling | 25 | — |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 47 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 18 | — |
| Teaching English or French | 18 | — |
Footnotes
*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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