Public Health at Montclair State University

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at Montclair State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,005 students attend the school each year.

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

Montclair State Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Montclair State Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Montclair State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Montclair State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Montclair State Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public health master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Montclair State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	105

Related Majors

• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,240	$80,990
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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.