Programs & majors brief

Marymount Manhattan College Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Marymount Manhattan College?

Visual & Performing Arts accounts for 49.1% of degrees awarded, and the program figures show a broad range of earnings four years after completion. Communication and Media Studies sits at the higher end, with median earnings of $62,844 and 50 degrees awarded.

Film/Video and Photographic Arts follows with $55,285 in median earnings and 18 degrees awarded. At more moderate earnings, Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft recorded $40,086 with 99 degrees awarded, while Dance recorded $38,227 and 37 degrees awarded.

The contrast between the higher-earning communication and film fields and the more moderate performing-arts fields makes field choice especially relevant when reading the school-level earnings figure.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Visual and performing arts170 · 49.1%
  • Communication70 · 20.2%
  • Business40 · 11.6%
  • Psychology19 · 5.5%
  • Social sciences18 · 5.2%
  • Other29 · 8.4%

18 of 18 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Communication and Media Studies 50 degrees awarded
$62,844
Film/Video and Photographic Arts 18 degrees awarded
$55,285
Psychology, General 19 degrees awarded
$55,226
Business Administration, Management and Operations 17 degrees awarded
$51,287
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 99 degrees awarded
$40,086
Dance 37 degrees awarded
$38,227

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Communication and Media Studies50$62,844—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count18$55,285—
Psychology, General small degree count19$55,226—
Business Administration, Management and Operations small degree count17$51,287—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft99$40,086—
Dance37$38,227—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Journalism small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Biology, General small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
International/Globalization Studies small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Marketing small degree count11Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Marymount Manhattan College?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
99
Communication and Media Studies
50
Dance
37
Psychology, General
19
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
18
Business Administration, Management and Operations
17
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
13
Political Science and Government
12
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
12
Marketing
11

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Marymount Manhattan College majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Azimuth evaluates programs using four-year earnings among completers, debt and cohort size rather than reputation, because earnings differ by field. Marymount Manhattan College has published earnings for 6 bachelor's programs.

These figures count degrees conferred in a single academic year, not individual students. The catalog is concentrated in the arts.

Visual & Performing Arts accounts for 49.1% of degrees awarded, followed by Communication & Journalism at 20.2% and Business at 11.6%. The largest program is Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, with 99 degrees a year and a median of $40,086 four years after completion.

The top earnings belong to Communication and Media Studies at $62,844, from 50 degrees awarded, while Film/Video and Photographic Arts shows $55,285. Across all fields, 2.3% of degrees are in STEM.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.