by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Montclair State University landed the #255 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey, Montclair State came in at #8.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Montclair State took the #236 spot on the list.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in New Jersey, Montclair State came in at #9.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 71.2% of the total graduate students at Montclair State are women and 28.8% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 39.1% of the graduate student population at Montclair State. Montclair State is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 4.3% of the graduate student population. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,978 | $12,978 |
| Fees | $541 | $541 |
Master's degree recipients from Montclair State earn an average salary of $55,542 during the early years of their career. That's about 5% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Montclair State University.
Contact details for Montclair State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043-1624 |
| Phone: | 973-655-4000 |
| Website: | www.montclair.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/MontclairStateUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/montclairstateu |
About 59.4% of the graduate students at Montclair State University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 32.0% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 10 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 4 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 5 |
| Student Counseling | 5 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 10 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 5 |
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.
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