Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 60 graduates a year

$73,820
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$128,038
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$109,015
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#25 of 189
Rank by pay
#32 of 189
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,750
Median federal debt

Stony Brook University graduates in computer engineering earn 17% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 15% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stony Brook University Compares for Computer Engineering

All 189 colleges reporting computer 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 California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$228,705$208,107#1—
2Princeton University Princeton, NJ$214,274$188,065#2—
3Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$194,365$184,995#4$102,083
4Duke University Durham, NC$174,522$187,287#3$111,145
5University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$169,570$155,968#7$141,588
6University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA$169,570$155,968#8$141,588
7University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$169,570$155,968#9$141,588
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$166,369$151,385#10—
9Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$163,765$149,015#12$103,804
10University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$159,855$157,056#6$103,123
…
22University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$132,357$120,436#37$79,812
23Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$128,497$133,020#19$93,629
24University of Florida Gainesville, FL$128,140$136,389#14$87,949
25Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$128,038$121,866#32$73,820
26New York University New York, NY$127,201$121,069#34$82,183
27Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$127,042$129,164#24$86,366
28University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM$126,356$146,300#13—

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
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
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 computer engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $73,820 one year after graduating and $128,038 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stony Brook University rank for computer engineering?

Among 189 colleges reporting earnings for computer engineering graduates, Stony Brook University ranks #25 by median pay four years after graduation, and #32 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer engineering at Stony Brook University worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% more than the national median for computer engineering ($109,015), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,750.

← 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.