Dance at Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 33 graduates a year

$23,191
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$39,064
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$39,980
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#35 of 58
Rank by pay
#48 of 58
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,776
Median federal debt

Montclair State University graduates in dance earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 69% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Montclair State University Compares for Dance

All 58 colleges reporting dance earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Iowa Iowa City, IA$60,188$63,310#1$30,353
2Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$57,593$58,555#4$33,340
3Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA$56,503$57,464#5$26,415
4University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$55,274$61,290#2$33,291
5Texas Woman's University Denton, TX$53,072$53,959#6$29,634
6Texas State University San Marcos, TX$53,057$53,943#7$38,967
7The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL$51,744$58,734#3$18,716
8Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$51,736$45,408#18—
9Chapman University Orange, CA$50,612$46,054#14$21,275
10The Juilliard School New York, NY$50,287$47,863#12$14,220
…
32University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$40,466$36,821#41$28,112
33Pace University New York, NY$39,716$37,801#36$19,614
34University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY$39,576$37,668#37$17,110
35Montclair State University Montclair, NJ$39,064$34,286#48$23,191
36New York University New York, NY$38,571$36,712#42—
37Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY$38,227$36,384#43$21,880
38Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN$37,959$36,259#44—

Other Majors at Montclair State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$109,167$104,219#74 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$84,906$56,917#183 of 796
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$81,519$41,068#8 of 110
Computer and Information Sciences$79,692$46,739#302 of 459
Chemistry$74,401$55,389#46 of 209
Mathematics$68,371$50,810#172 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,235$42,336#427 of 1176
Biology$67,541$37,179#134 of 841
Economics$66,148$39,375#314 of 368
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$65,826$43,985#45 of 138
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$65,007$46,343#14 of 345
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$62,999$29,633#23 of 158
Legal Professions and Studies$61,036$27,613#3 of 13
Political Science and Government$60,984$26,704#301 of 565
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,866$35,808#11 of 50
Communication and Media Studies$59,247$28,062#191 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,308$29,907#153 of 610
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,236$33,686#68 of 207
Design and Applied Arts$56,176$26,027#113 of 299
Public Health$55,681$34,032#121 of 215
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,208$47,487#128 of 225
Journalism$53,579$25,575#108 of 187
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$53,575$34,109#33 of 172
Geography and Cartography$53,285$42,638#96 of 117
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$52,511—#9 of 49
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$52,435$36,299#217 of 253
History$52,160$31,607#206 of 459
Sociology$52,053$32,268#235 of 462
Social Work$51,646$33,095#213 of 420
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$51,469$22,201#264 of 476

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Montclair State University dance graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $23,191 one year after graduating and $39,064 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Montclair State University rank for dance?

Among 58 colleges reporting earnings for dance graduates, Montclair State University ranks #35 by median pay four years after graduation, and #48 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is dance at Montclair State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for dance ($39,980), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,776.

← All data for Montclair State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.