Marine Sciences at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study marine sciences, 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 has a total student population of 26,782.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Marine Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Marine Sciences

SUNY Stony Brook Marine Sciences Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in marine sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Marine Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Marine Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of marine sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in marine sciences each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a marine sciences master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 75% 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 marine sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Marine Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine sciences 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
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Physical Scientists	900	$103,970
Geoscientists	700	$76,360

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

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