General Biology at Stony Brook University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Stony Brook University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 493 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook.

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at SUNY Stony Brook compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	95
Most Focused General Biology Schools	287
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	605

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in biology from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #25 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SUNY Stony Brook Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook is $24,862. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Stony Brook University.

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	196
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	122
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from SUNY Stony Brook in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	17
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Genetics
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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 Stony Brook University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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 Danski14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.