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Political Science at Stony Brook University

Political Science at Stony Brook University

What traits are you looking for in a poly sci school? To help you decide if Stony Brook University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's poly sci program.

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 Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

SUNY Stony Brook Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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 poly sci, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Political Science Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 40
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

SUNY Stony Brook Political Science Master’s Program

62% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 62% 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
Political Scientists 90 $122,440

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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