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 6,624. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 54 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
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	101
Best Accounting Schools	132
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	341
Most Popular Accounting Schools	348
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	366
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	384
Most Focused Accounting Schools	448

In 2019, 9 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Marist. This makes it the #384 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 54 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Marist. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 87% 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marist Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Marist awarded 9 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Marist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Marist, 78% 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	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marist also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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
Financial Examiners	9,030	$115,980
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Credit Analysts	7,440	$119,180
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4,830	$70,560

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.