Psychology at Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 125 graduates a year

$33,491
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,821
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#58 of 1027
Rank by pay
#94 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,250
Median federal debt

Marist College graduates in psychology earn 24% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Marist College Compares for Psychology

All 1027 colleges reporting psychology 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
1Georgetown University Washington, DC$99,007$86,756#2$51,959
2Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$91,787$98,415#1—
3Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$86,896$80,040#4—
4Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$82,433$83,835#3—
5George Washington University Washington, DC$79,187$69,388#22—
6Cornell University Ithaca, NY$78,049$74,286#13$36,630
7Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$75,742$68,920#23$38,587
8Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA$75,059$68,348#24$44,163
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$74,939$76,214#7$40,942
10Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA$74,466$75,733#8$50,040
…
55Siena College Loudonville, NY$63,227$60,179#89$32,022
56Haverford College Haverford, PA$63,040$64,112#41—
57University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$62,835$57,176#158—
58Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY$62,821$59,793#94$33,491
59University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$62,794$57,180#157$36,121
60St. John's University-New York Queens, NY$62,672$59,651#97$23,821
61Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL$62,622$66,653#29—

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
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$58,610—#10 of 29
Social Work$55,501—#127 of 420
Fine and Studio Arts$55,296$31,907#18 of 423
English Language and Literature$47,170$25,615#341 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Marist College psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,491 one year after graduating and $62,821 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Marist College rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Marist College ranks #58 by median pay four years after graduation, and #94 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Marist College worth it?

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,250.

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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.