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Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Montclair State University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Montclair State University students is 67.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 69.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 63.2%.

67.3%

  • asian 68.7% 123 students
  • African American 56.8% 222 students
  • white 72.8% 916 students
  • unknown 69.9% 197 students
  • hawaiian 75.0% 6 students
  • hispanic 62.1% 537 students
  • International Students 71.0% 22 students
  • Mixed Race 74.4% 61 students

Drop Out

Montclair State University has an overall drop-out rate of 9.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 12.7% and 7.5% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

9.4%

  • asian 7.8% 14 students
  • African American 14.3% 56 students
  • white 6.0% 76 students
  • unknown 8.5% 24 students
  • hispanic 13.0% 112 students
  • International Students 12.9% 4 students
  • Mixed Race 7.3% 6 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Montclair State University at a rate of 21.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 21.0%, and male students' 22.0%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

21.4%

  • asian 22.4% 40 students
  • African American 27.1% 106 students
  • white 20.4% 257 students
  • unknown 20.6% 58 students
  • hawaiian 25.0% 2 students
  • hispanic 20.8% 180 students
  • International Students 16.1% 5 students
  • Mixed Race 17.1% 14 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.9%

  • asian 1.1% 2 students
  • African American 1.8% 7 students
  • white 0.7% 9 students
  • unknown 1.1% 3 students
  • hispanic 4.2% 36 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General $49,437 $52,107 $64,578
Accounting and Related Services $53,871 $46,869 $63,277
Business Administration, Management and Operations $40,033 $41,798 $52,640
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $40,789 $36,992 $51,780
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication $29,743 $35,060 $47,413
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other $31,845 $31,450 $47,015
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services $33,787 $30,771 $46,900
Mathematics $39,762 $42,682 $46,009
Communication and Media Studies $34,223 $31,133 $45,936
History $26,388 $37,208 $45,492
Public Health $33,240 $33,993 $42,969
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General $33,272 $32,620 $42,822
Design and Applied Arts $34,134 $30,228 $42,168
Political Science and Government $25,696 $33,281 $40,819
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $26,264 $28,598 $39,180
Psychology, General $27,009 $28,033 $38,973
English Language and Literature, General $29,599 $26,669 $38,834
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $29,231 $25,194 $38,453
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services $23,789 $25,194 $37,790
Social Work $31,711 $32,925 $33,244
Film/Video and Photographic Arts $16,935 $22,192 $33,094
Sociology $30,874 $31,547 $33,076
Music $31,985 $23,456 $32,283
Fine and Studio Arts $25,790 $17,067 $30,211
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $21,829 $21,234 $27,703
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $37,036 $27,439 NA
Economics $38,025 $33,993 NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $32,932 $36,852 NA
Dance $20,947 NA NA
Anthropology $24,849 NA NA
Legal Professions and Studies, Other $33,618 NA NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences $33,022 NA NA
Chemistry $46,680 NA NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology $32,315 $28,236 NA
Biology, General $31,870 $22,094 NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations $86,436 $88,971 $97,794
Accounting and Related Services NA $66,069 $76,275
Educational Administration and Supervision $69,430 $70,456 $75,288
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology $50,012 $45,715 $58,616
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $58,928 $54,322 $57,724
Education, General $53,613 $54,996 $56,485
Special Education and Teaching $58,403 $56,157 $54,837
Social Work $47,497 $47,260 $54,399
Student Counseling and Personnel Services $46,372 $46,254 $48,801
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $62,010 $57,318 NA
Public Health $45,906 NA NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General $66,545 NA NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services $50,013 NA NA
Legal Professions and Studies, Other $41,225 NA NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology $41,200 NA NA
Biology, General NA $29,685 NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision $82,574 $73,737 $80,745
Student Counseling and Personnel Services $62,057 $61,020 $58,634
Social Work $71,300 NA NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Social Work NA $27,015 $39,829
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics NA $36,848 NA

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