Communication & Journalism at Montclair State University

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Montclair State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and has a total student population of 21,005. In 2021, 282 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Montclair State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Montclair State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Montclair State Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Montclair State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Montclair State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	160

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Montclair State. This makes it the #175 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Montclair State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Montclair State University.

Montclair State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 282 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Montclair State. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Montclair State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montclair State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	139
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Montclair State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from Montclair State. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montclair State University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Montclair State also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Montclair State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	171
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	106
Journalism	18

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Montclair State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,950	$163,560
Technical Writers	1,830	$84,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Yurinator180 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.