Social Work at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study social work, 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.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

SUNY Stony Brook Social Work Rankings

The social work major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

SUNY Stony Brook Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social work master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	140
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Social Work	299

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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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