Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 35 graduates a year

$39,035
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$89,560
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#80 of 118
Rank by pay
#97 of 118
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,452
Median federal debt

Stony Brook University graduates in biomedical/medical engineering earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stony Brook University Compares for Biomedical/Medical Engineering

All 118 colleges reporting biomedical/medical engineering 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
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$126,419$128,569#2$93,310
2Rice University Houston, TX$121,099$123,122#4$88,307
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$116,662$127,441#3$63,402
4University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$116,525$106,030#12$57,874
5Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$114,673$100,639#27$76,928
6Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$114,426$104,120#17$73,710
7Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$112,914$130,706#1—
8Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$111,738$98,397#36$70,696
9University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$110,597$100,636#28$73,348
10Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$109,648$111,513#7—
…
77University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$90,041$81,931#102$61,342
78Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$89,850$78,860#109$62,097
79Widener University Chester, PA$89,794$91,321#65$68,762
80Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$89,560$85,243#97$39,035
81Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$89,052$95,032#52$58,914
82University of California-Merced Merced, CA$88,795$80,798#106$57,223
83Florida International University Miami, FL$88,656$94,363#56$62,254

Other Biomedical/Medical Engineering Credentials at Stony Brook University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$46,439$95,322—

Other Majors at Stony Brook University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$147,064$90,673#15 of 459
Computer Engineering$128,038$73,820#25 of 189
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,898$94,853#53 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$110,827$92,286#3 of 93
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$103,656$92,165#21 of 253
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$98,573$79,571#132 of 258
Civil Engineering$92,908$71,856#32 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$91,650$68,729#145 of 318
Information Science/Studies$89,875$68,007#42 of 148
Chemical Engineering$88,593$72,868#132 of 158
Engineering$87,517$55,437#32 of 57
Human Computer Interaction$83,075$59,722#4 of 5
Applied Mathematics$82,200$44,972#28 of 45
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$77,075$34,538#16 of 156
Economics$74,965$44,349#228 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,765$43,329#294 of 1176
Chemistry$71,783$31,685#62 of 209
Political Science and Government$70,243$36,480#120 of 565
Journalism$65,535—#22 of 187
Physics$65,013$44,562#96 of 107
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$64,547$24,407#10 of 90
Mathematics$62,727$36,784#232 of 309
Biology$62,574$25,253#266 of 841
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$61,888$32,855#48 of 207
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$60,648$29,649#81 of 110
Social Work$59,449—#55 of 420
Sociology$58,966$32,912#93 of 462
Anthropology$58,329$23,845#14 of 188
Psychology$58,137$32,306#136 of 1027
English Language and Literature$55,210$29,480#135 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Stony Brook University biomedical/medical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,035 one year after graduating and $89,560 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stony Brook University rank for biomedical/medical engineering?

Among 118 colleges reporting earnings for biomedical/medical engineering graduates, Stony Brook University ranks #80 by median pay four years after graduation, and #97 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biomedical/medical engineering at Stony Brook University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for biomedical/medical engineering ($93,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,452.

← 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.