Graduates of Montclair State University earn about $3,501 more than the model expects for similar students, a figure in the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,406.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $1,095. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $115.
The return pillar sits in the 55th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completion, median earnings reach $61,351, in the 55th percentile.
The peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $65,610, so the university stands below by $4,259.
The median earnings of Montclair State University graduates four years after completion is $61,351, based on a cohort of 5,505 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That figure sits below the $65,610 median at comparable institutions (same type and size) by $4,259, and lands in the 55th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $3,501 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that ranks in the 67th percentile nationally. Scenarios modeled from the university's program mix point to a typical return of $61,351, a downside of $46,546, and an upside of $74,938.
An estimated 30.2% of programs' graduates continue to graduate study, a share derived from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.
Four years after completion, graduates of Montclair State University earn a median of $61,351, which places the public university in the 55th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $65,610, leaving Montclair State University below by $4,259.
Graduates earn about $3,501 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that sits in the 67th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,406.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $1,095. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $115.
Azimuth ranks the university #666 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a downside of $46,546 and an upside of $74,938.
The largest bachelor's program, Business Administration and Management, awarded 571 degrees and shows median earnings of $68,235 four years after completion; Azimuth ranks it #119 nationally in its field. Human Development and Family Studies awarded 271 degrees with median earnings of $53,575, and Azimuth ranks it #17 in the field.
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication is the university's highest-ranked large program, with Azimuth ranking it #7 nationally, 158 degrees awarded and median earnings of $62,999. Subject-Area Teacher Education earns $65,007, which is 1.26x the national median for the field, and Azimuth ranks it #14 nationally.
Earnings at Montclair State University vary widely with the program a student chooses. The earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, run from $46,546 on the downside to $74,938 on the upside, with $61,351 as the typical scenario.
At the top of the range, Nursing graduates earn a median of $109,167 four years after completion, from 49 degrees awarded a year. Accounting follows at $84,906, and Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology at $81,519.
The spread between the downside scenario and the highest-earning program shows how much the specific field matters.
Completers at Montclair State University earn about $3,501 more than the model expects for similar students. The median federal debt among borrowers who finish is $22,000, which is $1,924 above the peer median of $20,076 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, the estimated payment on that debt is $250 a month. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $24,693 in Parent PLUS loans.