Psychology at Montclair State University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Montclair State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,005 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

Montclair State Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Montclair State Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Montclair State awarded 76 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Montclair State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Montclair State, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	41
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Montclair State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Montclair State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	76

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,760	$98,470
Psychology Professors	1,150	$99,670
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	30	$119,700

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.