Communication & Journalism at Montclair State University

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

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and has a total student population of 21,005. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

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

Montclair State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Montclair State Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from Montclair State. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Montclair State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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 communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism 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
Communication & Media Studies	13

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,950	$163,560
Technical Writers	1,830	$84,280

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.