Economics at Marist College

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Marist College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 6,600 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Marist.

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

Marist Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Marist Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Marist compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 economics major at Marist is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
Most Popular Economics Schools	347

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Marist Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Marist is $61,215. This is 33% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Marist

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

Marist Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Marist in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Marist since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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.