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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Stony Brook University

This page shows median first-year earnings for SUNY Stony Brook graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $41,800 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $59,300. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, with median first-year earnings of $86,100 , followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at $82,600 , and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions at $75,100 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (First Professional Degree), with median first-year earnings of $132,300 , followed by Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degree) at $110,100 , and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) at $104,900 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Stony Brook University graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Stony Brook University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (First Professional Degree) $132,300
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degree) $110,100
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $104,900
Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $99,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $86,100
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $82,600
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $75,100
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $71,300
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degree) $69,200
Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) $67,600
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Master's Degree) $66,000
Dentistry (First Professional Degree) $65,600
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) $64,700
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,500
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $60,500
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,700
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,500
Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $55,500
Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) $54,500
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,900
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $50,100
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $46,500
Social Work (Master's Degree) $45,800
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,000
Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,000
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,800
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,700
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,500
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,000
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,600
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,400
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,300
Music (Doctoral Degree) $29,900
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,700
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,900
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,600
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,200
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,900
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,800
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,200
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,100

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=196097.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026