Chemistry at Stony Brook University

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry 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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

SUNY Stony Brook Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SUNY Stony Brook Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 43% 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stony Brook University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	95
Other Chemistry	7

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Other Physical Science
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Chemists	3,360	$85,590
Chemistry Professors	2,270	$102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370

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.