Psychology at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study psychology, 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. In 2021, 549 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

SUNY Stony Brook Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology 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 psychology major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 Psychology Schools	51
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	233
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	279
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In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #371 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #198 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 549 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Stony Brook, about 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	110
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	102
White	207
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

SUNY Stony Brook Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Stony Brook University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	569
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	9
Child Development & Psychology	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Education
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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.