Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey · Public
Graduate earnings
43of 43 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New Jersey high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year).
43 of 79 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 36: 29 with no earnings published and 7 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 92 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$15,566 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$15,566 a year
About $62,264 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,880 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,532 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,388 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,058 |
| $110k and up | $25,573 |
| All families (average) | $15,566 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New Jersey high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
61 of 171 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $68,235 | +$31,259 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.6 yrs | 658 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $117,544 | +$80,568 | above HS line | $37,409 | 0.5 yrs | 272 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $87,244 | +$50,268 | above HS line | $27,500 | 0.5 yrs | 218 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $65,095 | +$28,119 | above HS line | $28,660 | 1.0 yrs | 182 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,575 | +$16,599 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.5 yrs | 177 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $59,247 | +$22,271 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 170 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,236 | +$21,260 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 1.0 yrs | 147 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $79,692 | +$42,716 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.5 yrs | 146 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $58,308 | +$21,332 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.1 yrs | 135 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,541 | +$30,565 | clears the bar | $23,486 | 0.8 yrs | 130 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $62,999 | +$26,023 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 0.9 yrs | 126 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $66,259 | +$29,283 | above HS line | $35,842 | 1.2 yrs | 122 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $66,833 | +$29,857 | above HS line | $38,892 | 1.3 yrs | 104 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $45,337 | +$8,361 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 2.8 yrs | 99 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $50,790 | +$13,814 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.0 yrs | 96 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $84,906 | +$47,930 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 95 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,984 | +$24,008 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 1.0 yrs | 76 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $56,176 | +$19,200 | clears the bar | $25,375 | 1.3 yrs | 76 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $39,248 | +$2,272 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 9.5 yrs | 68 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $55,681 | +$18,705 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.3 yrs | 68 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,148 | +$29,172 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 0.8 yrs | 65 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,564 | +$6,588 | clears the bar | $26,998 | 4.1 yrs | 59 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $50,418 | +$13,442 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.0 yrs | 59 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $108,975 | +$71,999 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 58 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $42,017 | +$5,041 | clears the bar | $26,375 | 5.2 yrs | 55 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $51,646 | +$14,670 | clears the bar | $22,375 | 1.5 yrs | 53 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $52,160 | +$15,184 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.4 yrs | 52 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,469 | +$14,493 | clears the bar | $22,551 | 1.6 yrs | 51 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $65,007 | +$28,031 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.9 yrs | 45 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $81,519 | +$44,543 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.6 yrs | 45 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $109,167 | +$72,191 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $67,490 | +$30,514 | above HS line | $44,000 | 1.4 yrs | 35 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,053 | +$15,077 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 1.5 yrs | 33 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $39,064 | +$2,088 | clears the bar | $26,776 | 12.8 yrs | 33 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $68,371 | +$31,395 | clears the bar | $22,125 | 0.7 yrs | 29 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $53,579 | +$16,603 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $69,383 | +$32,407 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $70,662 | +$33,686 | above HS line | $25,784 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $65,826 | +$28,850 | clears the bar | $21,750 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Master's Degree | $72,288 | +$35,312 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $61,036 | +$24,060 | clears the bar | $23,875 | 1.0 yrs | 20 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $54,787 | +$17,811 | above HS line | $41,000 | 2.3 yrs | 19 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $55,208 | +$18,232 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 1.2 yrs | 18 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,4451-year earnings | +$4,469 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $74,401 | +$37,425 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $75,657 | +$38,681 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $57,5441-year earnings | +$20,568 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $43,1501-year earnings | +$6,174 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $82,838 | +$45,862 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,225 | +$10,249 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 2.4 yrs | 8 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $53,285 | +$16,309 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $39,7401-year earnings | +$2,764 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,429 | +$12,453 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,511 | +$15,535 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $52,435 | +$15,459 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.7 yrs | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $91,810 | +$54,834 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,866 | +$22,890 | clears the bar | $22,616 | 1.0 yrs | not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | $67,155 | +$30,179 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,464 | +$11,488 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.8 yrs | not published |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $81,192 | +$44,216 | above HS line | $36,500 | 0.8 yrs | not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $41,156 | +$4,180 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 455 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 102 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 66 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 66 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 56 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 48 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Legal Support Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Social Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Computational Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Cosmetology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Pharmacy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Research Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theatre | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Dance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Work | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Special Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Work | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 171 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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