Communication & Media Studies at Montclair State University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Montclair State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and has a total student population of 21,005. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 158 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Montclair State.

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

Montclair State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Montclair State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Montclair State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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 & Media Studies Schools	99
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	220
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In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in communications from Montclair State. This makes it the #87 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Montclair State Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Montclair State is $34,223. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 158 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Montclair State in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Montclair State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	81
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Montclair State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Montclair State in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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 communications.

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 communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Writers and Authors	1,050	$81,160
Communications Professors	940	$92,200
Reporters and Correspondents	590	$61,180

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.