Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York · Public

Of 71 assessed programs, 69 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 147 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,943
$30k to $48k	$15,432
$48k to $75k	$20,728
$75k to $110k	$23,424
$110k and up	$27,716
All families (average)	$18,784

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

71 of 218 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,137	+$22,391	clears the bar	$16,750	0.7 yrs	591
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,574	+$26,828	clears the bar	$20,000	0.7 yrs	549
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,765	+$37,019	clears the bar	$16,362	0.4 yrs	464
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$77,075	+$41,329	clears the bar	$19,000	0.5 yrs	446
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$82,200	+$46,454	clears the bar	$19,000	0.4 yrs	399
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,965	+$39,219	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	296
Social Work	Master's Degree	$67,350	+$31,604	clears the bar	$36,023	1.1 yrs	282
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$124,768	+$89,022	clears the bar	$27,849	0.3 yrs	221
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$111,898	+$76,152	clears the bar	$15,000	0.2 yrs	219
Nursing	Master's Degree	$134,363	+$98,617	clears the bar	$29,728	0.3 yrs	196
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$92,520	+$56,774	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	148
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$70,243	+$34,497	clears the bar	$17,500	0.5 yrs	144
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,966	+$23,220	clears the bar	$17,250	0.7 yrs	139
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$99,252	+$63,506	clears the bar	$235,558	3.7 yrs	133
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,648	+$24,902	clears the bar	$18,250	0.7 yrs	126
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,727	+$26,981	clears the bar	$19,750	0.7 yrs	120
Human Computer Interaction	Bachelor's Degree	$83,075	+$47,329	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	101
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,650	+$55,904	clears the bar	$19,920	0.4 yrs	99
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$145,737	+$109,991	clears the bar	$80,222	0.7 yrs	98
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$73,386	+$37,640	clears the bar	$24,811	0.7 yrs	95
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$109,573	+$73,827	clears the bar	$33,666	0.5 yrs	95
English	Bachelor's Degree	$55,210	+$19,464	clears the bar	$18,000	0.9 yrs	94
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$117,308	+$81,562	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	84
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$87,514	+$51,768	clears the bar	$127,784	2.5 yrs	81
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$115,518	+$79,772	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$68,274	+$32,528	clears the bar	$24,248	0.7 yrs	78
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,444	+$14,698	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	75
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$89,875	+$54,129	clears the bar	$19,750	0.4 yrs	68
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,747	+$18,001	clears the bar	$20,038	1.1 yrs	66
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$64,547	+$28,801	clears the bar	$18,938	0.7 yrs	63
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,013	+$29,267	clears the bar	$21,341	0.7 yrs	63
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$83,252	+$47,506	clears the bar	$57,074	1.2 yrs	63
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$59,449	+$23,703	clears the bar	$20,098	0.8 yrs	62
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$61,888	+$26,142	clears the bar	$21,018	0.8 yrs	59
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$128,038	+$92,292	clears the bar	$19,750	0.2 yrs	56
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$65,535	+$29,789	clears the bar	$23,375	0.8 yrs	55
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$71,783	+$36,037	clears the bar	$21,490	0.6 yrs	55
Finance	Master's Degree	$108,626	+$72,880	clears the bar	$29,970	0.4 yrs	54
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$89,107	+$53,361	clears the bar	$19,633	0.4 yrs	53
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,560	+$53,814	clears the bar	$24,452	0.5 yrs	50
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$104,470	+$68,724	clears the bar	$13,759	0.2 yrs	49
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,573	+$62,827	clears the bar	$14,519	0.2 yrs	46
Biology	Master's Degree	$71,973	+$36,227	clears the bar	$23,846	0.7 yrs	46
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$34,904	-$842	falls short	$15,750	insufficient data	45
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$99,795	+$64,049	clears the bar	$30,300	0.5 yrs	45
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$110,827	+$75,081	clears the bar	$17,500	0.2 yrs	44
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$160,639	+$124,893	clears the bar	$268,332	2.1 yrs	43
Music	Doctoral Degree	$59,933	+$24,187	clears the bar	$76,688	3.2 yrs	41
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,908	+$57,162	clears the bar	$16,500	0.3 yrs	39
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$49,759	+$14,013	clears the bar	$16,632	1.2 yrs	37
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,593	+$52,847	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	35
Accounting	Master's Degree	$91,337	+$55,591	clears the bar	$18,230	0.3 yrs	33
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$99,289	+$63,543	clears the bar	$33,177	0.5 yrs	32
Public Health	Master's Degree	$81,990	+$46,244	clears the bar	$41,170	0.9 yrs	31
Marketing	Master's Degree	$73,000	+$37,254	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$40,503	+$4,757	clears the bar	$16,781	3.5 yrs	29
Psychology	Master's Degree	$71,005	+$35,259	clears the bar	$22,014	0.6 yrs	27
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$77,223	+$41,477	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$78,487	+$42,741	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$104,443	+$68,697	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$87,517	+$51,771	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	21
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$34,855 1-year earnings	-$891	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$103,656	+$67,910	clears the bar	$18,735	0.3 yrs	20
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$95,322	+$59,576	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,329	+$22,583	clears the bar	$17,699	0.8 yrs	18
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$130,405 1-year earnings	+$94,659	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$77,523	+$41,777	clears the bar	$20,391	0.5 yrs	16
Nursing	First Professional Degree	$142,801	+$107,055	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	$37,701 1-year earnings	+$1,955	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$147,064	+$111,318	clears the bar	$16,250	0.1 yrs	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$184,407	+$148,661	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	258
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	139
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computational Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Marine Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marine Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.