Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey · Public

All 61 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New Jersey high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 110 could not be assessed.

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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

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

61 of 171 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New Jersey high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$68,235	+$31,259	clears the bar	$20,000	0.6 yrs	571
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,575	+$16,599	clears the bar	$25,000	1.5 yrs	271
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$117,544	+$80,568	clears the bar	$37,409	0.5 yrs	260
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$87,244	+$50,268	clears the bar	$27,500	0.5 yrs	213
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,236	+$21,260	clears the bar	$22,250	1.0 yrs	182
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$59,247	+$22,271	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	170
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$62,999	+$26,023	clears the bar	$23,500	0.9 yrs	158
Education	Master's Degree	$65,095	+$28,119	clears the bar	$28,660	1.0 yrs	148
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,541	+$30,565	clears the bar	$23,486	0.8 yrs	141
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$66,833	+$29,857	clears the bar	$38,892	1.3 yrs	139
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$79,692	+$42,716	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	132
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$58,308	+$21,332	clears the bar	$22,500	1.1 yrs	122
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$84,906	+$47,930	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	104
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,337	+$8,361	clears the bar	$23,125	2.8 yrs	99
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$56,176	+$19,200	clears the bar	$25,375	1.3 yrs	86
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$55,681	+$18,705	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	81
Social Work	Master's Degree	$66,259	+$29,283	clears the bar	$35,842	1.2 yrs	74
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,984	+$24,008	clears the bar	$23,500	1.0 yrs	72
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,148	+$29,172	clears the bar	$23,750	0.8 yrs	65
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,248	+$2,272	clears the bar	$21,500	9.5 yrs	61
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$50,418	+$13,442	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	59
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$42,017	+$5,041	clears the bar	$26,375	5.2 yrs	55
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,160	+$15,184	clears the bar	$21,500	1.4 yrs	55
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$65,007	+$28,031	clears the bar	$25,500	0.9 yrs	54
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$108,975	+$71,999	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,564	+$6,588	clears the bar	$26,998	4.1 yrs	51
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$109,167	+$72,191	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,053	+$15,077	clears the bar	$22,250	1.5 yrs	47
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$50,790	+$13,814	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	47
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$81,519	+$44,543	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	43
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$51,646	+$14,670	clears the bar	$22,375	1.5 yrs	42
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$67,490	+$30,514	clears the bar	$44,000	1.4 yrs	40
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,371	+$31,395	clears the bar	$22,125	0.7 yrs	39
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,469	+$14,493	clears the bar	$22,551	1.6 yrs	34
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$61,036	+$24,060	clears the bar	$23,875	1.0 yrs	30
Public Health	Master's Degree	$69,383	+$32,407	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$70,662	+$33,686	clears the bar	$25,784	0.8 yrs	29
Music	Master's Degree	$54,787	+$17,811	clears the bar	$41,000	2.3 yrs	26
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$39,064	+$2,088	clears the bar	$26,776	12.8 yrs	25
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$65,826	+$28,850	clears the bar	$21,750	0.8 yrs	24
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$53,579	+$16,603	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Special Education	Master's Degree	$75,657	+$38,681	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,208	+$18,232	clears the bar	$21,250	1.2 yrs	18
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	$72,288	+$35,312	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$82,838	+$45,862	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,445 1-year earnings	+$4,469	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,225	+$10,249	clears the bar	$24,250	2.4 yrs	14
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$57,544 1-year earnings	+$20,568	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$52,435	+$15,459	clears the bar	$26,500	1.7 yrs	11
Biology	Master's Degree	$43,150 1-year earnings	+$6,174	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$74,401	+$37,425	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$39,740 1-year earnings	+$2,764	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$53,285	+$16,309	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,429	+$12,453	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$52,511	+$15,535	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$91,810	+$54,834	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$59,866	+$22,890	clears the bar	$22,616	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$67,155	+$30,179	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,464	+$11,488	clears the bar	$20,500	1.8 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$81,192	+$44,216	clears the bar	$36,500	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$41,156	+$4,180	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	423
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	84
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Legal Support Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Social Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Nutrition Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Dance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Development and Family Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computational Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Research Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theatre	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.