Accounting and Related Services at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Master's Degree · about 38 graduates a year

$69,523
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$91,337
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$95,833
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#206 of 349
Rank by pay
#260 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,230
Median federal debt

Stony Brook University graduates in accounting and related services earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stony Brook University Compares for Accounting and Related Services

All 349 colleges reporting accounting and related services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1New York University New York, NY$134,461$127,979#3$82,270
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$134,105$122,027#8—
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$128,337$140,194#1$77,802
4Fordham University Bronx, NY$126,830$120,716#9$76,766
5George Washington University Washington, DC$126,566$110,905#39$76,286
6Rice University Houston, TX$124,073$126,146#4$65,805
7Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD$122,816$107,785#54$71,938
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$122,697$111,646#35$73,673
9Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA$120,311$109,475#47$91,369
10Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$119,951$128,685#2$75,990
…
203East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN$91,471$99,922#119$57,760
204The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN$91,432$99,880#120—
205Belmont University Nashville, TN$91,357$99,798#123$69,471
206Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$91,337$86,934#260$69,523
207Truman State University Kirksville, MO$91,303$97,896#142$60,768
208Drake University Des Moines, IA$91,269$96,004#160—
209Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA$91,105$92,655#201$61,677

Other Majors at Stony Brook University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$184,407—#8 of 78
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$145,737$122,527#26 of 216
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$134,363$126,792#86 of 432
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$117,308$115,213#8 of 36
Applied Mathematics$115,518$83,112#10 of 17
Business Administration, Management and Operations$109,573$70,196#239 of 861
Finance and Financial Management Services$108,626$67,332#37 of 69
Mechanical Engineering$104,470$82,757#72 of 83
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,443—#58 of 62
Health and Medical Administrative Services$99,795$72,984#59 of 211
Medical Illustration and Informatics$99,289$70,381#17 of 27
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,322$46,439#35 of 40
Human Resources Management and Services$92,520$71,278#54 of 159
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$89,107$74,387#5 of 34
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$83,252$59,000#23 of 211
Public Health$81,990$64,289#87 of 201
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$78,487$69,204#1 of 33
Public Policy Analysis$77,523$54,079#42 of 50
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$77,223$63,269#13 of 52
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$73,386$64,011#44 of 285
Marketing$73,000$64,488#29 of 37
Biology$71,973$46,316#27 of 57
Psychology$71,005$36,927#35 of 92
Educational Administration and Supervision$68,274$56,069#258 of 453
Social Work$67,350$51,751#79 of 279
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy—$37,701—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies—$34,855—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Stony Brook University accounting and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $69,523 one year after graduating and $91,337 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stony Brook University rank for accounting and related services?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for accounting and related services graduates, Stony Brook University ranks #206 by median pay four years after graduation, and #260 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is accounting and related services at Stony Brook University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for accounting and related services ($95,833), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,230.

← All data for Stony Brook University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.