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Physics at Stony Brook University

Physics at Stony Brook University

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics 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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

SUNY Stony Brook Physics Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Physics Master’s Program

3% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 97% of physics master's degrees went to men and 3% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics 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
General Physics 44

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,430 $117,370
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Physicists 950 $138,920

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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