Anthropology at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study anthropology, 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 has a total student population of 26,782.

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
• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

SUNY Stony Brook Anthropology 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 62% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY Stony Brook Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in anthropology each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

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

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