Social Sciences at Stony Brook University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Stony Brook University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 7% more men than 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 sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	115
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	124
International Students	157
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

SUNY Stony Brook Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Stony Brook University. 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
Economics	328
Sociology	156
Political Science & Government	149
Anthropology	34

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social Science Research Assistants	6,290	$49,000
Social Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250

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.