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Northern Illinois University Master’s in Nursing

31 Master's Degrees Awarded
$92,743 Average Salary

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

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northern Illinois University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in nursing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Nursing from NIU Cost?

$11,086 Average Tuition and Fees

NIU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NIU was $492 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,858 $8,858
Fees $2,228 $2,228

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Nursing From NIU?

$92,743 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from NIU is $92,743 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $97,473.

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Does NIU Offer an Online Master’s in Nursing?

NIU does not offer an online option for its nursing 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.

NIU Master’s Student Diversity for Nursing

31 Master's Degrees Awarded
90.3% Women
35.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 31 students received their master’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 90.3% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.5% of the nursing master’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Master’s in Nursing Focus Areas at NIU

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Nursing Science 31

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences 22
Public Health 16
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 7
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 12

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*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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