Public Policy at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in public policy.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

SUNY Stony Brook Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Public Policy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in public policy from SUNY Stony Brook. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 60% 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Social Work

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Legislators	6,220	$90,050
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580
Social Scientists	2,410	$84,940

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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