General Social Sciences at Montclair State University

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Montclair State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,005 students attend the school each year.

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

Montclair State General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Montclair State General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in social sciences each year. Montclair State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Montclair State, 64% 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

The following social sciences 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
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods	28

Related Majors

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Statisticians	1,230	$116,090
Survey Researchers	480	$76,040
Social Scientists	460	$88,350

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.