Anthropology at Stony Brook University

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology 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. Of the 5,185 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University in 2021, 31 of them were anthropology majors.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology
• Doctorate Degree in Anthropology

SUNY Stony Brook Anthropology Rankings

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

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 anthropology major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. 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
	85
Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	152
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	312

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from SUNY Stony Brook. This is the #153 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SUNY Stony Brook Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook is $15,800. This is less than $25,284, which is the national average of all anthropology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Anthropology Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from SUNY Stony Brook in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at SUNY Stony Brook are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Economics

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology 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
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	1,080	$112,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$67,860

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.