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Sociology at Stony Brook University

Sociology at Stony Brook University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Stony Brook University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
  • Master’s Degree in Sociology

SUNY Stony Brook Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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 sociology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Sociology Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% 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 sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 34
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

SUNY Stony Brook Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 0% 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 sociology.

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stony Brook University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 156

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors 1,290 $90,250
Sociologists 190 $75,800

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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