by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Montclair State University. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
Montclair State University awards degrees and credentials ranging from certificates up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 7,610 undergraduate · 3,584 graduate (11,194 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Montclair State University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,597 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 756 |
| Psychology, General. | 482 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 229 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 212 |
Among Montclair State University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $69,430 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | $62,010 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | $58,403 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | $56,247 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | $53,871 |
The majors at Montclair State University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,597 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Project Management. |
756 | $45,005 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Management Science. |
229 | NA |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
154 | $53,871 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
32 | NA |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing Research. |
12 | NA |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 8 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
6 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
2 | NA |
| Real Estate. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
167 | $69,430 |
| Education, General. | 163 | $53,613 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. |
135 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. · Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other. · College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. |
133 | $46,372 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Reading Teacher Education. · Computer Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. |
83 | $45,262 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented. · Special Education and Teaching, General. |
41 | $58,403 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement. |
20 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 482 | $27,009 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Developmental and Child Psychology. · Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology. |
58 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Industrial and Organizational Psychology. |
20 | $50,012 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
139 | $16,935 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General. |
123 | $31,985 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Fashion/Apparel Design. · Graphic Design. · Industrial and Product Design. |
73 | $34,134 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
71 | $21,829 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. |
53 | $25,790 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
41 | $20,947 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. |
101 | $37,378 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
89 | NA |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
60 | $62,010 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Medical/Health Humanities. |
49 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Music Therapy/Therapist. |
20 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
7 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. |
5 | NA |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Communication and Media Studies, Other. · Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
169 | $34,223 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. · Radio and Television. |
83 | $29,743 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Sports Communication. · Advertising. |
52 | NA |
| Journalism. | 19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
133 | $31,845 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 117 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 29 | NA |
| Computational Science. | 26 | NA |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
7 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Information Technology. · Artificial Intelligence. |
212 | $56,247 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
13 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
155 | $31,870 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Molecular Biology. · Biochemistry. |
39 | $33,016 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
58 | $25,696 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
50 | $38,025 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
41 | $30,874 |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
39 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
8 | $24,849 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
170 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
159 | $26,264 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 147 | $42,037 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 111 | $29,599 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Writing, General. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Language Interpretation and Translation. |
46 | $23,789 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. |
43 | $32,932 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
3 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 51 | $37,049 |
| Legal Support Services. ↳ Legal Assistant/Paralegal. |
28 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
51 | $29,231 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
31 | $39,762 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
7 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
24 | $46,680 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
14 | $33,022 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
40 | $26,388 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Recording Arts Technology/Technician. |
6 | NA |
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. · Environmental Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 7 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. ↳ Make-Up Artist/Specialist. |
1 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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