Our graduates have gone on to secure academic and industry positions across the country. These placements reflect the strength of the department's training and the diverse career paths pursued by its alumni.
Post-graduation placements of NIU Department of Economics graduate students from the past few years
Student Name
Position
Employer
Year
Obinna Ezeibekwe
Associate Data Scientist
Navy Federal Credit Union
2023–2024
Sylvie Sanou
Visiting Assistant Professor
Oakland University
2023–2024
Kassahun Geleta
Assistant Professor
DePauw University
2022–2023
Murshed Jahan
Permanent Lecturer
Valdosta State University
2021–2022
Dezhi Jiang
Visiting Assistant Professor
Valparaiso University; previously at St. Olaf College