Dance at Montclair State University

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

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 Dance section at the bottom of this page.

Montclair State Dance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
• Master’s Degree in Dance

Montclair State Dance Rankings

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

Dance Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Dance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at Montclair State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance at Montclair State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Montclair State Dance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of dance master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Dance

The following dance 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
General Dance	29

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Music
• Design & Applied Arts

Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into

A degree in dance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750
Choreographers	40	$55,680

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.