Marist University
Poughkeepsie, New York · Private, nonprofit
All 33 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 29 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $26,083 |
| $30k to $48k | $27,200 |
| $48k to $75k | $36,178 |
| $75k to $110k | $42,001 |
| $110k and up | $45,643 |
| All families (average) | $41,544 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
33 of 62 programs could be assessed 53% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $90,855 | +$55,109 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 270 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $74,726 | +$38,980 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.6 yrs | 193 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $74,534 | +$38,788 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.6 yrs | 99 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,821 | +$27,075 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.9 yrs | 96 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $65,881 | +$30,135 | clears the bar | $25,954 | 0.9 yrs | 63 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $99,846 | +$64,100 | clears the bar | $30,625 | 0.5 yrs | 61 |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $80,844 | +$45,098 | clears the bar | $24,205 | 0.5 yrs | 58 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | $90,060 | +$54,314 | clears the bar | $20,656 | 0.4 yrs | 56 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $142,180 | +$106,434 | clears the bar | $41,310 | 0.4 yrs | 55 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $81,936 | +$46,190 | clears the bar | $25,494 | 0.6 yrs | 54 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $150,973 | +$115,227 | clears the bar | $136,415 | 1.2 yrs | 47 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $111,893 | +$76,147 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 0.3 yrs | 46 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,308 | +$38,562 | clears the bar | $21,199 | 0.5 yrs | 44 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $66,010 | +$30,264 | clears the bar | $26,644 | 0.9 yrs | 44 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $106,313 | +$70,567 | clears the bar | $22,946 | 0.3 yrs | 41 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $55,296 | +$19,550 | clears the bar | $23,437 | 1.2 yrs | 37 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $115,873 | +$80,127 | clears the bar | $25,309 | 0.3 yrs | 33 |
| Psychology, Other | Master's Degree | $69,265 1-year earnings | +$33,519 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $67,205 | +$31,459 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.8 yrs | 28 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $101,370 | +$65,624 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $102,640 | +$66,894 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 23 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $72,582 1-year earnings | +$36,836 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $118,557 | +$82,811 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.3 yrs | 21 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $47,170 | +$11,424 | clears the bar | $25,831 | 2.3 yrs | 20 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $74,053 | +$38,307 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $55,501 | +$19,755 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 19 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | $58,610 | +$22,864 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $109,170 | +$73,424 | clears the bar | $25,548 | 0.3 yrs | 13 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $112,680 1-year earnings | +$76,934 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $74,187 | +$38,441 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $67,076 | +$31,330 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 10 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $73,868 | +$38,122 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $127,221 | +$91,475 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $26,250 | insufficient data | 26 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Computer Programming | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.