Social Work at Stony Brook University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

SUNY Stony Brook Social Work Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at SUNY Stony Brook awarded 248 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 55% were white. This is typical 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 work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	136
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Related Majors

• Public Policy

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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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