Social Sciences at Montclair State University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Montclair State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,005 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 209 social sciences 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 Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Montclair State Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Montclair State Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 social sciences major at Montclair State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	38
	118
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	208
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	233
Best Social Sciences Schools	478

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Montclair State. This makes it the #225 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 209 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Montclair State. About 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% 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 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	80
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Montclair State Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from Montclair State in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Montclair State, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences 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
Economics	79
Political Science & Government	67
Sociology	42
General Social Sciences	28
Anthropology	16
Geography & Cartography	5

Related Majors

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

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Statisticians	1,230	$116,090

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.