Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if Stony Brook University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

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, 47 of them were biomedical engineering majors.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Bio Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

SUNY Stony Brook Biomedical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Stony Brook performed in these rankings.

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 bio engineering major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomedical Engineering. 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
	90

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #46 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of SUNY Stony Brook Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook is $45,360. This is less than $55,043, which is the national average of all bio engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from SUNY Stony Brook. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bio engineering 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 bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SUNY Stony Brook Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in bio engineering from SUNY Stony Brook in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Careers That Bio Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bio engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Biomedical Engineers	440	$101,460

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.