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. In 2021, 636 social sciences 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 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
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

SUNY Stony Brook Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Stony Brook performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
	141
Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	263

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #225 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 636 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from SUNY Stony Brook. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. 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 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	124
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	171
International Students	163
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

SUNY Stony Brook Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at SUNY Stony Brook awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

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

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.