Communication & Media Studies at Montclair State University

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

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,005 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in communications.

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

Montclair State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

Montclair State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

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

In the communications 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 communications.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Writers and Authors	1,050	$81,160
Communications Professors	940	$92,200
Reporters and Correspondents	590	$61,180

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.