Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, about 65 miles west of Chicago. It was founded in 1895 as Northern Illinois State Normal School and became a university in 1957. It began as a teachers college for northern Illinois and later added professional schools.

Colleges include Business; Education; Engineering and Engineering Technology; Health and Human Sciences; Law; Liberal Arts and Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts. The College of Law and the College of Business are the main professional graduate units. Research groups include public-opinion polling and accelerator physics at the university's laboratory facilities.

About 16,000 students enroll, with graduate students a substantial minority. International students come from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Faculty number about 1,000. Alumni include actors Joan Allen and Dan Castellaneta.

Graduate study includes taught master's degrees, research doctorates, and the Juris Doctor. Department faculty supervise research students. The calendar is two semesters. Assistantships are available in many departments. DeKalb is a small college town; Chicago is close enough for internships, courts, and archives.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, Northern Illinois University lists 1 master's program, in philosophy.