General Psychology at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

SUNY Stony Brook General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in psychology from SUNY Stony Brook. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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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