Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 15,993
Graduate Enrollment: 4,651
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 90.61%
Male/Female: 37% / 63% (2017)
First generation college students: 41.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 70.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 52.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 40.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 29.6% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 40.2%
Black: 13.7%
Hispanic: 32.0%
Asian: 6.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 3.0%
Non-resident alien: 1.0%
Unknown race: 3.1%
Black: 13.7%
Hispanic: 32.0%
Asian: 6.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 3.0%
Non-resident alien: 1.0%
Unknown race: 3.1%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $23,180
In-State tuition: $13,298Out-of-State tuition: $21,418
Estimated books and supplies: $1,240 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,388 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,170 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,118 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,170 (2022)
Average Family Income: $67,421 (2017)
Median Family Income: $40,178 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 43.9%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 45.9%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $22,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $233 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $9,028 |
| $30k-48k | $10,565 |
| $48k-75k | $15,177 |
| $75k-110k | $19,814 |
| $110k+ | $21,571 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 48%6-year graduation rate: 67%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.2% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $22,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,573 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $17,400 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $18,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 66.6% (2015) |
| @3 year | 72.5% (2017) |
| @5 year | 79.1% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 51.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 56.5% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $36,026 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $51,272 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Education, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 111 | $24,713 | $228 | $33,093 ($2,758) | $57,399 ($4,783) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 17 | $19,500 | $26,991 ($2,249) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 70 | $25,425 | $249 | $31,106 ($2,592) | $56,719 ($4,727) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 152 | $23,501 | $228 | $46,491 ($3,874) | $77,141 ($6,428) |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 39 | $81,798 ($6,817) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 194 | $326 | $56,776 ($4,731) | $59,970 ($4,998) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Education, General. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 204 | $313 | $70,653 ($5,888) | $79,327 ($6,611) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 31 | $62,351 ($5,196) | $59,074 ($4,923) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 87 | $442 | $49,943 ($4,162) | $59,738 ($4,978) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 9 | $65,855 ($5,488) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 51 | $27,000 | $270 | $47,295 ($3,941) | $53,620 ($4,468) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 50 | $293 | $61,510 ($5,126) | $58,734 ($4,895) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 37 | $27,000 | $280 | $17,097 ($1,425) | $47,846 ($3,987) |
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 10 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 26 | $25,250 | $225 | $32,993 ($2,749) | |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 11 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 19 | $38,573 ($3,214) | $43,891 ($3,658) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 145 | $25,963 | $240 | $33,475 ($2,790) | $48,969 ($4,081) |
| Master's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 24 | $57,640 ($4,803) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 270 | $25,250 | $265 | $33,294 ($2,775) | |
| Master's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Legal Support Services. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 18 | $25,000 | $253 | $34,009 ($2,834) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 15 | $46,286 ($3,857) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 140 | $25,092 | $245 | $30,300 ($2,525) | $42,783 ($3,565) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 43 | $25,967 | $239 | $26,774 ($2,231) | $43,121 ($3,593) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 192 | $26,000 | $249 | $32,303 ($2,692) | $42,414 ($3,535) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 47 | $27,000 | $265 | $35,645 ($2,970) | |
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 13 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 35 | $22,125 | $235 | $51,646 ($4,304) | $53,441 ($4,453) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 17 | $60,383 ($5,032) | |||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 245 | $25,000 | $236 | $31,953 ($2,663) | $55,472 ($4,623) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 87 | $26,949 | $239 | $27,881 ($2,323) | $40,608 ($3,384) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 12 | $23,600 | |||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 22 | $25,000 | $231 | $41,243 ($3,437) | |
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 9 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 453 | $25,000 | $217 | $28,821 ($2,402) | $46,064 ($3,839) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 75 | $415 | $47,479 ($3,957) | $66,749 ($5,562) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Social Work. | 54 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 58 | $25,000 | $237 | $29,029 ($2,419) | $37,074 ($3,090) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 49 | $408 | $48,642 ($4,054) | $59,300 ($4,942) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Work. | 46 | $77,243 ($6,437) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Sciences, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 11 | $25,723 | $257 | $23,525 ($1,960) | |
| First Professional Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 63 | $25,000 | $252 | $39,587 ($3,299) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 14 | $30,990 ($2,583) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 65 | $26,000 | $249 | $22,201 ($1,850) | $54,399 ($4,533) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 69 | $25,000 | $236 | $31,545 ($2,629) | $42,166 ($3,514) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 38 | $27,000 | $284 | $23,223 ($1,935) | $19,128 ($1,594) |
| Master's Degree | Dance. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 143 | $26,000 | $269 | $31,344 ($2,612) | $41,684 ($3,474) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 56 | $25,022 | $228 | $16,833 ($1,403) | $20,693 ($1,724) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 44 | $27,000 | $286 | $19,659 ($1,638) | $40,565 ($3,380) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 66 | $27,000 | $286 | $21,421 ($1,785) | $34,585 ($2,882) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 79 | $27,000 | $286 | $27,237 ($2,270) | $39,961 ($3,330) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 26 | $466 | $40,473 ($3,373) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Music. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 34 | $501 | $57,592 ($4,799) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 19 | $27,000 | $281 | $35,284 ($2,940) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 93 | $27,000 | $265 | $31,807 ($2,651) | $48,201 ($4,017) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 20 | $52,887 ($4,407) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 25 | $27,031 | $91,631 ($7,636) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business/Commerce, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 725 | $22,457 | $212 | $41,236 ($3,436) | $60,126 ($5,011) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 244 | $426 | $84,042 ($7,004) | $113,633 ($9,469) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 28 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 113 | $20,500 | $207 | $53,632 ($4,469) | $77,806 ($6,484) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 39 | $91,764 ($7,647) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Accounting and Related Services. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Resources Management and Services. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 68 | $25,500 | $228 | $31,029 ($2,586) | $49,923 ($4,160) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $99,756Full time faculty: 34%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0
School's endowment start of year: $49,869,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $51,930,000 (2022)