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General Physics at Stony Brook University

General Physics at Stony Brook University

If you are interested in studying general physics, 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 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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook General Physics Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Physics Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Physics Master’s Program

3% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 97% of general 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 general 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

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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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