Psychology at Marist College

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

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 6,600 students attend the school each year.

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

Marist Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Marist Psychology Rankings

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

Psychology Student Demographics at Marist

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

Marist Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	103
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Marist Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Marist, 75% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Marist College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marist College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	91
Other Psychology	64
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	12

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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.