General Economics at Montclair State University

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what Montclair State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,115 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 63 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Montclair State.

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

Montclair State General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Montclair State General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Montclair State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Montclair State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular General Economics Schools	136
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
Best General Economics Schools	221
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298
Most Focused General Economics Schools	326

General Economics Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 63 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Montclair State, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montclair State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Montclair State also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Survey Researchers	480	$76,040
Economics Professors	340	$117,220
Economists	180	$100,500

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.