Top Majors at Northern Illinois University
IL · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 46 majors with data
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| # | Major | Year 1 | Year 5 Median | Year 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | $73,473 | $95,041 | $117,573 |
| 2 | Computer Science | $66,795 | $91,148 | $114,216 |
| 3 | Mechanical Engineering | $69,937 | $90,924 | $114,132 |
| 4 | Industrial Engineering | $67,402 | $89,521 | $114,882 |
| 5 | Accounting and Related Services | $51,104 | $86,089 | $110,127 |
| 6 | Engineering Technologies, General | $62,643 | $83,920 | $102,239 |
| 7 | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research | $68,926 | $81,506 | $91,302 |
| 8 | Finance and Financial Management Services | $54,615 | $80,092 | $106,718 |
| 9 | Business Administration and Management | $52,645 | $73,157 | $93,181 |
| 10 | Marketing | $50,289 | $71,312 | $94,118 |
| 11 | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions | $65,521 | $68,838 | $79,326 |
| 12 | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $50,189 | $67,830 | $85,186 |
| 13 | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $31,121 | $67,715 | $86,297 |
| 14 | Mathematics | $46,910 | $67,287 | $81,175 |
| 15 | Chemistry | $44,619 | $67,157 | $90,434 |
| 16 | Economics | $42,356 | $65,586 | $82,771 |
| 17 | Physics | $46,093 | $63,214 | $85,826 |
| 18 | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $37,316 | $62,818 | $69,154 |
| 19 | Biology, General | $35,918 | $60,870 | $79,970 |
| 20 | Special Education and Teaching | $48,380 | $59,848 | $71,316 |
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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.