Computer Science at Stony Brook University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Stony Brook University stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,185 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University in 2021, 272 of them were computer science majors.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

SUNY Stony Brook Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	59

In 2021, 322 students received their master’s degree in compsci from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #6 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 272 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in compsci from SUNY Stony Brook in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	134
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	55
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

SUNY Stony Brook Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	301
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 36 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Science

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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.