Music at Montclair State University

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Montclair State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

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 Music section at the bottom of this page.

Montclair State Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Montclair State Music Rankings

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

Music Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Montclair State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Montclair State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Montclair State Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of music master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Montclair State, 58% 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Music	60
Music Performance	18

Related Majors

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

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750
Sound Engineering Technicians	430	$55,570
Music Directors and Composers	410	$73,320

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.