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Breakdown of “Education Quality” at NIU
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By Gender
MaleB
FemaleB
 
By Major
AccountingA-
AnthropologyA-
Art & Design DepartmentB-
Athletics/TrainingA+
BiologyB-
Business - Management and AdministrationB+
CommunicationsC+
Computer ScienceC
CriminalB
EconomicsA
EducationB-
Electrical EngineeringC+
Engineering DepartmentA-
EnglishA-
FinanceA+
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcA-
Geography and GeosciencesA-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A
Industrial Operations EngineeringA-
JournalismD-
KinesiologyB+
Mechanical EngineeringB-
MeteorologyA
Music - PerformanceB-
Music EducationA
NursingC-
NutritionA+
OtherB
Physical Therapy/Exercise ScienceA+
Political ScienceA
PsychologyB
Social WorkB
SociologyA-
 

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+

University of Illinois Chicago
 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+
F
A+

Quotes touching on Education Quality

“... The art education faculty at NIU is more concerned with their research than with their students ...”
 
“... are pointless; I got a better education at my high school ...”
 
“... 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...”
 
“... 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...”
 
“... It's not the right school if you want a high grade education, a beautiful campus setting and a good social scene ...”
 
“... 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...”
 
“... in adult education at NIU I have lost my job and have not found employment ...”
 
“... I feel I got a good education ...”
 
“... Although the school has a low price tag, unsatisfactory social life and poor educational quality plague the university ...”
 
“... NIU's college of Education treats their students so poorly it's unbelievable ...”
 
“... ) 6)Crime-ridden, country hick ass town Dekalb (Every day you read about rapes, gangs, violence, and murder in the paper so thoughtfully provide...”
 
“... Students come here to get an education, but you really have to watch out ...”
 
“... 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 ...”
 
“... In fact, there is a lot of good that I have found, particularly in the staff of the Education department ...”
 
“... So far, I find NIU to be a very good college to attend, and im happy with my education ...”
 
“... The education program is great, friendly(for the most part) staff, and they really prepare you to teach in the real world ...”
 
“... NIU prepared me very well for a degree and career in education ...”
 
“... The education I received at NIU as a graduate student was far superior to that received at a local Big 10 university ...”
 
“... I was in a small department on campus and thought I got an excellent education and could not have asked for too much more ...”
 
“... Great education for the money ...”
 
“... I personally put more stock in the quality of education, support services and opportunities that the school offers ...”
 
“... However, NIU will provide you with an excellent education ...”
 
“... The campus was very nice, the education was solid, good ...”
 
“... Im always hearing people that UIC is better for Engineering than NIU but education is education ...”
 
“... If you sit back and wait for a education to just happen you will be dissapointed ...”
 
“... 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...”
 
“... At NIU you get a great education at a value price, in other words, you get a great bang for your buck ...”
 
“... My education was very hands on and personal ...”
 
“... 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...”
 
“... NIU's school of education is actually quite competitive and not nearly as easy as I thought it would be ...”
 
“... The large ensembles are a joke, and the professors who run them care more about their image than the students' education ...”
 
“... 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...”
 
“... 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 ...”
 
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