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Economics at Stony Brook University

Economics at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study economics, 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
  • Master’s Degree in Economics

SUNY Stony Brook Economics Rankings

The economics major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Economics Bachelor’s Program

34% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 65
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 37
International Students 145
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

SUNY Stony Brook Economics Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Economics 328

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 63,520 $77,230
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
Survey Researchers 710 $74,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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