Spanish Language & Literature at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Spanish Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Spanish Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Language
• Master’s Degree in Spanish Language

SUNY Stony Brook Spanish Language & Literature Rankings

The spanish language major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Spanish Language & Literature. 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in spanish language, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Spanish Language Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of spanish language bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical spanish language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its spanish language 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 spanish language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Stony Brook Spanish Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of spanish language master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in spanish language each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% 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 spanish language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• General Romance Languages
• French Language & Literature
• Italian Language & Literature

Careers That Spanish Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in spanish language 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
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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.