Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what Stony Brook University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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, 49 of them were civil engineering majors.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

SUNY Stony Brook Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #158 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from SUNY Stony Brook Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook is $63,237. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a bachelor's degree in civil eng from SUNY Stony Brook. About 37% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil eng 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SUNY Stony Brook Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in civil eng from SUNY Stony Brook in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Civil Engineers	16,790	$102,250
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Environmental Engineers	3,100	$90,470
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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.