Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit · 5,039 students · Visit Website

Marist College offers an American Bar Association-approved Paralegal Certificate program, which can be completed in one year by attending classes every other weekend. This program is taught by practicing attorneys and provides hands-on experience in legal support services, preparing students for tasks like real estate closings, drafting wills, and civil trial pleadings. The college also provides career services, including internship opportunities and connections with employers and alumni, to help students transition into professional roles.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$41,431/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

44/100

Tuition

$46,140/yr

All Programs at Marist College

1 trade program at Marist College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Legal Support Services
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44 $41,431/yr $24,205 19.1x Very High Large
77 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Marist College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.