Marist University

Poughkeepsie, NYPrivate nonprofit MSCHEGames and Emerging Media program (School of Communication and the Arts and School of Computer Science and Mathematics)

Marist University in Poughkeepsie, New York, offers a B.S. in Games and Emerging Media, an interdisciplinary program of the School of Communication and the Arts and the School of Computer Science and Mathematics with two tracks. Its Computer Science page also lists a B.S. in Computer Science with a concentration in Game Design and Programming.

Game degrees at Marist University

1 program verified (1 bachelor's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

Marist University

Games and Emerging Media

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Games and Emerging Media Degree (B.S.)

Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Design

Poughkeepsie, NY

On campus

Regular campus attendance

Portfolio policy not published

Duration not verified

Tuition: $50,760 per academic year · All students — First-year/transfer estimated cost of attendance, tuition · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Department, studios and facilities

As the school describes them. Facilities are campus resources unless the school states that online students can use them.

Games and Emerging Media program (School of Communication and the Arts and School of Computer Science and Mathematics)Source: marist.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School of Communication and the Arts and School of Computer Science and MathematicsSource: marist.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Computer and game prototyping labsGames and Emerging Media students have access to computer and game prototyping labs.Source: marist.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Play Innovation LabStudents can design and research games and help organize games-related events.Source: marist.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1964
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the whole institution. Programmatic accreditation (for example NASAD for an art and design unit) is shown on a program page only when the school names it for that program.

Institution

Official name: Marist University
Control: Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location: 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 501 of 6,452 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
marist.edu/games-emerging-media — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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