Maranci continued her education and received a master's degree at Princeton University in the Art and Archeology department.
[5] She received her Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1998 in the Art and Archeology department with her dissertation Medieval Armenian Architecture in Historiography: Josef Strzygowski and his Legacy.
[8] She is featured in the 2011 book Encyclopedia of Prominent Armenian Women edited by Zori Balayan.
[5][11] Maranci's research is mainly on medieval Armenian history and the relationship with the Sasanian, Byzantine, and Islamic empires.
[12] Her recent works focus on the Byzantine influence into Armenian art and architecture.