Philosophy at Montclair State University

If you are interested in studying philosophy, 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 has a total student population of 21,005. In 2021, 8 philosophy 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 Philosophy section at the bottom of this page.

Montclair State Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Montclair State Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Montclair State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 philosophy major at Montclair State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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 Focused Philosophy Schools	675

Philosophy Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy from Montclair State in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Montclair State since its program graduates 34% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy 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 philosophy.

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

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

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Mathematical Science Professors	1,690	$96,400
Philosophy and Religion Professors	520	$84,620
Mathematicians	270	$117,060

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.