Montclair State University Teaching Programs

Montclair State University is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. Montclair is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Montclair State University?

Contact details for Montclair State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043-1624
Phone:	973-655-4000
Website:	www.montclair.edu

How Do I Get Into Montclair State?

You can apply to Montclair State online at: apply.montclair.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Montclair State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Montclair State?

Montclair State has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to Montclair State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 610. Math scores were between 470 and 590.

Can I Afford Montclair State University?

The overall average net price of Montclair State is $32,565. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Montclair State, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,383 a year. That adds up to $29,532 over four years for those students.

Montclair State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 16,093 undergraduate students at Montclair State, with 14,361 being full-time and 1,732 being part-time.

There are also 4,651 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,361 full-time undergraduates at Montclair State, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Montclair State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	943
Black or African American	1,973
Hispanic or Latino	4,571
White	5,791
International Students	170
Other Races/Ethnicities	913

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Montclair State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Montclair State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Montclair State University

In 2022-2023, 11,811 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Montclair State has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Montclair State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	35%

Montclair State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	190	0	190
General Education	0	0	148	0	148
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	139	2	141
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	54	0	7	0	61
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	23	0	23
General Special Education	0	0	22	0	22
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	0	20	0	0	20
Elementary Education	20	0	0	0	20
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	17	0	17
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	10	0	0	10
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	9	0	0	9
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	9	9
Mathematics Education	0	0	5	0	5
Computer Teacher Education	0	4	0	0	4
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	0	1	1
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	1	0	0	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	1	0	0	1
Music Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	74	45	551	12	682

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
• Image Credit: By Yurinator180 under License

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