Academics at Montclair State University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Montclair State University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

82 Majors With Completions

17:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

34% Full-Time Faculty

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 17 students per faculty member, Montclair State University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. 34% of the instructors at Montclair State University are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Montclair State University offers 82 majors with reported completions across 25 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Montclair State University are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	✓

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Montclair State University.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations	756
Psychology, General	482
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	229
Computer and Information Sciences, General	212
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	170

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Montclair State University:

Need flexibility? Check whether Montclair State University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 10,033 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (78% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Montclair State University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Montclair State University in more detail:

Academic Majors at Montclair State University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty Composition at Montclair State University — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation and Retention at Montclair State University — graduation and first-year retention rates
Distance Learning at Montclair State University — what online and distance learning is available
Accreditation Detail at Montclair State University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies