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2024 College Rankings: Montclair’s Graduate Programs Ranked Among Nation’s Best

Education specializations ranked in the Top 25 in the U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings

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U.S. News & World Report has released its 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings, and Montclair State University programs are once again ranked among the best in the nation.

The Montclair programs that participate in the annual survey include Education, Public Health and the University’s Part-Time MBA program.

Highlights from the 2024 Best Graduate Programs Rankings:

  • Two of Montclair’s graduate education specializations – Elementary Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction – ranked tied for No. 22 and tied for No. 24 in the nation, respectively
  • The University’s Master of Public Health climbed 10 spots to No. 140 overall and second in New Jersey in only its second year in the rankings
  • The institution’s overall graduate programs in Education ranked No. 107 (tied for second in N.J.)
  • Montclair’s Part-Time MBA program ranked No. 207, up one position from last year’s rankings

Montclair’s Graduate Offerings

Montclair offers 115 master’s and eight doctoral programs across a range of disciplines in its 13 colleges and schools.

“Our graduate programs are designed to prepare professionals to advance in their chosen careers by equipping them with the skills needed both now and in the future,” says Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Junius Gonzales. “These rankings are the latest indication that Montclair’s stature as a comprehensive research university continues to ascend.”

For more information about graduate programs at Montclair State University, visit montclair.edu/graduate/.