Montclair State University
Montclair State University is a public college in Montclair, NJ. Its average net price is $15,193 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $10,117 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $10,520 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $13,862 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,770 |
| $110,001 and up | $25,855 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,767 |
| 8 years after entry | $59,290 |
| 10 years after entry | $63,846 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $66,109 n=114 | $23,220 n=103 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $34,374 National median for this major n=1,637 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $52,941 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $20,250 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Biology | $40,311 n=176 | $20,250 n=174 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $49,359 n=799 | $20,500 n=783 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communications | $43,149 n=227 | $20,278 n=198 |
| Computational Science | $75,740 National median for this major n=203 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $60,864 n=176 | $22,976 n=148 |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | $59,944 National median for this major n=1,197 | Not published |
| Criminology | $42,035 National median for this major n=10,302 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $37,032 n=137 | $24,125 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $34,873 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $48,981 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $33,053 n=118 | $22,500 n=132 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $24,623 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $19,625 n=162 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | $42,366 National median for this major n=288 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| History | $44,758 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $42,189 n=245 | $22,000 n=196 |
| Journalism | $30,752 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $35,075 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $44,440 National median for this major n=502 | $21,751 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Liberal Arts | $33,682 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $18,464 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Mathematics | $56,636 Small program - rough guide n=42 | Not published |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $41,160 n=294 | $20,017 n=172 |
| Music | $35,299 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $42,490 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $21,375 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $37,251 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Psychology | $35,983 n=138 | $22,250 n=171 |
| Public Health | $42,463 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $31,189 n=188 | $22,192 n=123 |
| Registered Nursing | $99,961 n=124 | $25,500 n=102 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $36,269 n=353 | $20,500 n=387 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | $17,418 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Social Work | $40,596 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Sociology | $39,820 n=116 | $24,155 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $28,410 n=106 | $20,016 n=166 |
| Studio Art | $32,498 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $21,750 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $50,371 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | $21,000 n=109 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $24,943 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
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