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Political Science & Government at Montclair State University

Political Science & Government at Montclair State University

If you plan to study political science & government, 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.

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

Montclair State Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Montclair State Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Montclair State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science 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 political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at Montclair State University. 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
Political Science 67

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Economics Professors 340 $117,220
Economists 180 $100,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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