Accounting at Marist College

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Marist College stacks up to those at other schools.

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 6,600.

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

Marist Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Marist Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Marist is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Marist

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Marist College.

Marist Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Marist are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marist College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Marist Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Marist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Marist, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marist College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marist College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	62

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Marist College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	104,580	$45,590
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Financial Examiners	9,030	$115,980

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 Bpg00765 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.