Social Studies Education at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study social studies education, take a look at what Stony Brook University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

SUNY Stony Brook Social Studies Education 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.

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #9 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Social Studies Education Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Social Studies Education from SUNY Stony Brook in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 94% were white. This is above 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 social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Physics Education
• Science Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Chemistry Education
• Spanish Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher 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
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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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