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title: Marist University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Poughkeepsie, NY
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Marist University

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $77,819 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $50,231 – $106,692 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $21,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 80% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $67,574 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $49,819 | derived |

**80% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $21,500 (≈ 28% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $16,210 to $117,460 across 27 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $117,460 | $136,415 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $87,291 | $41,310 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,698 | $24,500 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $69,088 | $30,625 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,483 | $27,000 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $67,850 | not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,648 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,215 | $26,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,007 | $22,946 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $59,669 | $20,656 |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,290 | $25,548 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $57,582 | not reported |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,617 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,869 | $25,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $46,998 | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,890 | not reported |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,004 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,947 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,476 | $25,954 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,009 | $21,199 |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | Master's Degree | $38,343 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,263 | $26,644 |
| Psychology, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,117 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,617 | $23,250 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,920 | $23,437 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,690 | $25,494 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,210 | $25,831 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Marist University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?192819

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