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title: Montclair State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Montclair, NJ
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $61,415 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,809 – $84,277 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,573 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 65% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $28,305 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,415 | derived |

**65% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $17,500 (≈ 28% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $16,935 to $86,436 across 52 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $86,436 | $37,409 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $82,574 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $71,300 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $69,430 | $27,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $66,545 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $62,057 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $62,010 | $44,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $58,928 | $25,784 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $58,403 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,871 | $19,500 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $53,613 | $28,660 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $50,013 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $50,012 | $36,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,437 | $21,500 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $47,497 | $35,842 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,680 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $46,372 | $38,892 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $45,906 | not reported |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $41,225 | not reported |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Master's Degree | $41,200 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,789 | $25,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,033 | $20,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,762 | $22,125 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,025 | $23,750 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,036 | $26,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,223 | $21,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,134 | $25,375 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,787 | $22,616 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,618 | $23,875 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,272 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,240 | $25,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,022 | $21,750 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,932 | $21,250 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,315 | $25,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,985 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,870 | $23,486 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,845 | $22,250 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,711 | $22,375 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,874 | $22,250 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,743 | $23,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,599 | $23,125 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,231 | $22,551 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,009 | $20,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,388 | $21,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,264 | $22,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,790 | $26,998 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,696 | $23,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,849 | $24,250 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,789 | $26,375 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,829 | $21,500 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,947 | $26,776 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,935 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Montclair State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?185590

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