Computer Science at Stony Brook University

If you are interested in studying computer science, 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. Of the 449 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University in 2021, 272 of them were computer science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

SUNY Stony Brook Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at SUNY Stony Brook compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	15
	20
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	21
	26
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
	34
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
	50
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	53
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	59
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Best General Computer Science Schools	108
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	155

In 2021, 322 students received their master’s degree in computer science from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #6 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 272 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer science from SUNY Stony Brook in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	134
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	55
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

SUNY Stony Brook Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 322 computer science majors earned their master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook. Of these graduates, 77% were men and 23% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	301
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 36 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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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