Fine and Studio Arts at Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 35 graduates a year

$31,907
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,296
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$41,367
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 423
Rank by pay
#28 of 423
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,437
Median federal debt

Marist College graduates in fine and studio arts earn 34% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Marist College Compares for Fine and Studio Arts

All 423 colleges reporting fine and studio arts earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$72,428$65,905#2$50,161
2Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$68,523$63,117#3$30,246
3University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$66,846$70,481#1$31,367
4Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY$63,418$60,361#4$19,790
5Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT$61,998$55,818#14—
6Connecticut College New London, CT$61,321$55,208#15$36,564
7Brown University Providence, RI$60,985$60,064#5$23,180
8Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ$60,757$53,325#24$44,529
9Fordham University Bronx, NY$60,515$57,598#11$35,929
10Binghamton University Vestal, NY$60,299$57,392#12$25,751
…
15CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$56,160$53,453#22$22,788
16Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$55,891$59,644#6$24,912
17University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$55,713$48,895#63$32,031
18Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY$55,296$52,630#28$31,907
19Manhattanville College Purchase, NY$55,180$52,520#29—
20Williams College Williamstown, MA$55,012$48,444#68$34,560
21Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA$54,910$50,001#50—

Other Majors at Marist College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Economics$118,557$55,614#34 of 368
Computer Science$111,893$69,737#105 of 349
Applied Mathematics$109,170—#10 of 45
Accounting and Related Services$106,313$71,436#30 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$102,640$77,315#106 of 459
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$101,370—#8 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$90,855$53,766#51 of 1176
Biology$81,936$30,737#21 of 841
Communication and Media Studies$74,726$41,818#23 of 660
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$74,534$47,137#3 of 42
Political Science and Government$74,308$43,238#73 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$73,868—#15 of 225
Psychology$67,205$47,348#2 of 9
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$67,076$57,906#3 of 63
Design and Applied Arts$66,010$28,336#40 of 299
Criminal Justice and Corrections$65,881$36,765#57 of 660
Psychology$62,821$33,491#58 of 1027
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$58,610—#10 of 29
Social Work$55,501—#127 of 420
English Language and Literature$47,170$25,615#341 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Marist College fine and studio arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,907 one year after graduating and $55,296 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Marist College rank for fine and studio arts?

Among 423 colleges reporting earnings for fine and studio arts graduates, Marist College ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #28 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is fine and studio arts at Marist College worth it?

Its graduates earn 34% more than the national median for fine and studio arts ($41,367), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,437.

← All data for Marist College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.