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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Marist.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Marist 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	49
	81
	101
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	130
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	572

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Marist. This makes it the #282 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Marist Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Marist is $61,007. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 32% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 44 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Marist in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Marist since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 84% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marist Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 18 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Marist, about 50% were men and 50% were 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 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Marist, 89% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marist also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.