Education at Stony Brook University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Stony Brook University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

SUNY Stony Brook Education Rankings

The education major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #457 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SUNY Stony Brook are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Stony Brook Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of education master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	101
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Concentrations Within Education

Education 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
Educational Administration	313
Teacher Education Subject Specific	86
Teaching English or French	28

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

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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