Education Quality at Northern Illinois University (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Education Quality” at NIU

By Gender

Males	B
Females	B

By Major

Accounting	A-
Anthropology	A-
Art & Design Department	B-
Athletics/Training	A+
Biology	B-
Business - Management and Administration	A-
Communications	C+
Computer Science	C
Criminal	B
Economics	A
Education	C+
Electrical Engineering	C+
Engineering Department	B
English	B
Finance	A+
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	A-
Geography and Geosciences	A-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	A
Industrial Operations Engineering	A-
Journalism	D-
Kinesiology	A-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.	B
Mechanical Engineering	B-
Meteorology	A
Music - Performance	B-
Music Education	A
Nursing	B-
Nutrition	A+
Other	B
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science	C+
Political Science	A
Psychology	B
Social Work	B
Sociology	A-
Undecided	C

Against similar schools

Education Quality compared with similar schools in class.

Northern Illinois University
B
Average of All Schools
B
Average of schools in class
B+
Harvard University
B+
Loyola University - Chicago
B
University of California - Berkeley
A-
Stanford University
A-
University of Wisconsin - Madison
A-
University of Southern California
B+
Michigan State University
A-
F
A+

Education Quality

“... NIU's school of education is actually quite competitive and not nearly as easy as I thought it would be ...Read full comment

“... But to sum it up, don't waste your education money just to get your degree and don't take blow off classes just to get good grades ...Read full comment

“... Although the school has a low price tag, unsatisfactory social life and poor educational quality plague the university ...Read full comment

“... If you are a gang banger from the inner city who has just enough smarts to con a subsidized college education out of the system, then NIU is the...Read full comment

“... The on campus dorms and dining facilities I will not even get into that if you unfortunately decide to invest your time into an education here y...Read full comment

“... ) 6)Crime-ridden, country hick ass town Dekalb (Every day you read about rapes, gangs, violence, and murder in the paper so thoughtfully provide...Read full comment

“... The education program is great, friendly(for the most part) staff, and they really prepare you to teach in the real world ...Read full comment

“... I personally put more stock in the quality of education, support services and opportunities that the school offers ...Read full comment

“... The art education faculty at NIU is more concerned with their research than with their students ...Read full comment

“... It's not the right school if you want a high grade education, a beautiful campus setting and a good social scene ...Read full comment

“... At NIU you get a great education at a value price, in other words, you get a great bang for your buck ...Read full comment

“... NIU's college of Education treats their students so poorly it's unbelievable ...Read full comment

“... So far, I find NIU to be a very good college to attend, and im happy with my education ...Read full comment

“... I feel that I am getting a good education here, but for my emphasis (health systems engineering) there is no employment around NIU besides really...Read full comment

“... The large ensembles are a joke, and the professors who run them care more about their image than the students' education ...Read full comment

“... Great education for the money ...Read full comment

“... I feel I got a good education ...Read full comment

“... Im always hearing people that UIC is better for Engineering than NIU but education is education ...Read full comment

“... The campus was very nice, the education was solid, good ...Read full comment

“... My education was very hands on and personal ...Read full comment

“... The education/training is the most important part of your college experience and you better hope that you can take something with you (like a di...Read full comment

“... I was in a small department on campus and thought I got an excellent education and could not have asked for too much more ...Read full comment

“... The people who tend to go here are not rocket scientists but people who are really looking to have a better quality of life through education, wh...Read full comment

“... The education I received at NIU as a graduate student was far superior to that received at a local Big 10 university ...Read full comment

“... Though there has been some recent trouble, any student who wants to get the most through their education can and should at Northern Illinois Univ...Read full comment

“... I was in a small department on campus and thought I got an excellent education and could not have asked for too much more ...Read full comment

“... The campus was very nice, the education was solid, good ...Read full comment

“... If you sit back and wait for a education to just happen you will be dissapointed ...Read full comment

“... However, NIU will provide you with an excellent education ...Read full comment

“... In fact, there is a lot of good that I have found, particularly in the staff of the Education department ...Read full comment

“... I was in a small department on campus and thought I got an excellent education and could not have asked for too much more ...Read full comment

“... NIU prepared me very well for a degree and career in education ...Read full comment

“... Students come here to get an education, but you really have to watch out ...Read full comment

“... They don't have a diverse group of teachers education backgrounds, meaning most of my professors got thier PHD from NIU which says a lot ...Read full comment

“... All in all, it is not one of the better public school options in Illinois if your objective is to get a quality education and a marketable degre...Read full comment

“... are pointless; I got a better education at my high school ...Read full comment

“... in adult education at NIU I have lost my job and have not found employment ...Read full comment