Psychology at Montclair State University

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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.

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

Montclair State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Montclair State Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Montclair State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	173
White	169
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Montclair State Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 83% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	50
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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
Child Development & Psychology	462

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,760	$98,470
Psychology Professors	1,150	$99,670
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	30	$119,700

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.