General Information Science at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782. In 2021, 74 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook.

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

SUNY Stony Brook General Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks information science programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Stony Brook performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Information 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 Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	48
	51
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
	89
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Best General Information Science Schools	104
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Best Value General Information Science Schools	151
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	198

Information Science Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 information science majors earned their bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its information 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 information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	23
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information 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
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Science Professors	3,030	$105,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,430	$131,220

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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