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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from SUNY Stony Brook.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

SUNY Stony Brook Chemistry Rankings

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	46
Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	71
	88
Most Focused Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	143
Best Value Chemistry Schools	145
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #59 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from SUNY Stony Brook Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook is $42,072. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 76 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Stony Brook, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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	19
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SUNY Stony Brook Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in chemistry from SUNY Stony Brook. About 89% were men and 11% were 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.