Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 31 graduates a year

$72,868
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,593
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#132 of 158
Rank by pay
#143 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,500
Median federal debt

Stony Brook University graduates in chemical engineering earn 10% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stony Brook University Compares for Chemical Engineering

All 158 colleges reporting chemical 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
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$122,093$107,516#38$80,139
2Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$121,641$132,880#1$75,639
3University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$121,027$110,127#32$81,553
4Cornell University Ithaca, NY$116,165$110,565#30$85,578
5Lafayette College Easton, PA$115,726$117,694#7$79,602
6The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$115,423$117,351#9$87,365
7Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$114,226$132,225#2$74,786
8University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$113,614$121,887#4$83,377
9Rice University Houston, TX$113,605$115,503#13$87,830
10University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$113,317$103,111#54$79,737
…
129New York University New York, NY$89,744$85,418#139$60,392
130Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH$89,150$95,136#95$69,609
131CUNY City College New York, NY$88,659$84,385#142$67,450
132Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$88,593$84,322#143$72,868
133Trine University Angola, IN$88,192$94,614#97$72,875
134University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$88,067$91,021#115$79,603
135Montana State University Bozeman, MT$87,590$95,678#92$62,206

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
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,560$39,035#80 of 118
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 chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $72,868 one year after graduating and $88,593 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stony Brook University rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, Stony Brook University ranks #132 by median pay four years after graduation, and #143 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at Stony Brook University worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% less than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,500.

← 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.