COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 185590PUBLIC

MONTCLAIR, NJ

Montclair State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$15,566Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate64.5%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$61,351working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$22,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$61,351
Median earnings 5 years after completion$58,895

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$10,880
$30,001–48,000$11,532
$48,001–75,000$16,388
$75,001–110,000$22,058
$110,001+$25,573

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion64.5%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention78.8%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients47.0%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share40.5%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid30.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,539federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates18,376IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate87.9%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$22,000

5,397 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

22 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$109,167 earnings · $27,031 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 172 working graduates$84,906 earnings · $20,500 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 185 working graduates$79,692 earnings · $23,501 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 982 working graduates$68,235 earnings · $22,457 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 168 working graduates$67,541 earnings · $26,000 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$66,148 earnings · $25,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$65,007 earnings · $27,000 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$62,999 earnings · $25,425 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$60,984 earnings · $26,000 debt →Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 175 working graduates$59,866 earnings · $25,963 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 158 working graduates$59,247 earnings · $24,713 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$58,308 earnings · $26,949 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 297 working graduates$58,236 earnings · $25,000 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 196 working graduates$56,176 earnings · $26,000 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$55,681 earnings · $27,000 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$53,575 earnings · $25,250 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$52,160 earnings · $25,500 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$52,053 earnings · $25,000 debt →MusicBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$50,418 earnings · $27,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 474 working graduates$48,464 earnings · $25,000 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 178 working graduates$45,337 earnings · $25,092 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$43,564 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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