Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey · Website
$61,415
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,415
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Montclair State University is a public 4-year college in Montclair, New Jersey with 18,376 undergraduates and 4,663 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,566 a year (tuition and fees $15,912 in-state, $26,022 out-of-state). It admits 88% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,415 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,566
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$15,912
Out-of-state $26,022
Admission rate
88%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,000
About $233 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,415
Rank 734 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,566
- Tuition in-state
- $15,912
- Tuition out-of-state
- $26,022
- Cost of attendance
- $28,305
- Students with a need-based grant
- 47%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,880
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,532
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,388
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,058
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,573
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $11,773 in 2015-16 to $15,912 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1,070
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- Undergraduates
- 18,376
- Graduate students
- 4,663
- Part-time students
- 6.5%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 168
- Endowment
- $61.6M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 734 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,566 | $18,173 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,912 | $12,950 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 88% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 58% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 77% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,000 | $11,998 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,944 | $38,311 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,415 | $46,192 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
168 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 658 | $20,000 | $42,336 | $68,235 | $68,257 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 455 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 272 | $37,409 | $85,727 | $117,544 | $103,485 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 218 | $27,500 | $74,437 | $87,244 | $71,685 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 182 | $28,660 | $61,225 | $65,095 | $65,824 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | $25,000 | $34,109 | $53,575 | $48,568 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | $21,500 | $28,062 | $59,247 | $56,359 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 147 | $22,250 | $33,686 | $58,236 | $55,693 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | $21,500 | $46,739 | $79,692 | $92,374 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 135 | $22,500 | $29,907 | $58,308 | $54,562 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 130 | $23,486 | $37,179 | $67,541 | $57,214 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $23,500 | $29,633 | $62,999 | $50,497 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 122 | $35,842 | $52,755 | $66,259 | $65,123 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 104 | $38,892 | $54,513 | $66,833 | $60,111 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 102 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $23,125 | $31,317 | $45,337 | $48,590 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $27,000 | $28,474 | $50,790 | $43,765 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $19,500 | $56,917 | $84,906 | $76,194 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $23,500 | $26,704 | $60,984 | $63,293 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $25,375 | $26,027 | $56,176 | $51,490 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $21,500 | $18,474 | $39,248 | $39,775 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $25,000 | $34,032 | $55,681 | $58,808 |
| Nutrition SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $23,750 | $39,375 | $66,148 | $82,686 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Montclair and New Jersey on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New Jersey
- Homes: Homes for sale in New Jersey
Questions and answers
How much does Montclair State University cost?
$15,566 a year is the average net price at Montclair State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,912 for in-state students and $26,022 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,305. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,880 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Montclair State University?
88% of applicants are admitted to Montclair State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,070. The median admission rate of colleges in New Jersey is 76%.
How much do Montclair State University graduates earn?
$61,415 a year is the median pay of former Montclair State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,944 after 6 years). That ranks 734 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 110 in New Jersey. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $104,219.
How much student debt do Montclair State University graduates have?
$22,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Montclair State University graduates, about $233 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Montclair State University?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Montclair State University finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Montclair State University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (658 bachelor's graduates), Research and Experimental Psychology (455 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (272 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 168 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.