Information Technology at Marist College

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Marist College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 6,600 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from Marist.

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

Marist Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Marist

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Marist does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

Marist Information Technology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at Marist is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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 Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	48
Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	55
	81
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
	101
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	117
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	146
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	198
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	198
Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	211
Best Information Technology Schools	231
Most Focused Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	258
	286
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	322
Best Value Information Technology Schools	398
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	461

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in IT from Marist. This is the #199 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at Marist

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

Marist Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT from Marist. About 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Marist since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marist College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	18

Related Majors

• Computer Programming
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Computer User Support Specialists	45,190	$60,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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.