Human Resources Management and Services at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Master's Degree · about 140 graduates a year

$71,278
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$92,520
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$83,558
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#54 of 159
Rank by pay
#64 of 159
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Stony Brook University graduates in human resources management and services earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stony Brook University Compares for Human Resources Management and Services

All 159 colleges reporting human resources management and 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
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$155,909$148,393#4$112,291
2University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$153,058$139,273#5$127,715
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$138,852$151,681#2$102,713
4Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY$137,370$155,544#1$106,262
5University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$136,605$151,474#3$103,855
6Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ$128,177$112,499#14$108,030
7Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$127,481$134,414#6$99,526
8New York University New York, NY$125,710$119,650#10$87,072
9Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA$123,772$112,624#13$75,191
10Pepperdine University Malibu, CA$123,307$112,201#16$113,702
…
51Baker College Owosso, MI$93,693$98,788#39$62,611
52Emmanuel College Boston, MA$93,407$82,255#83—
53Trinity Washington University Washington, DC$93,107$81,586#86—
54Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$92,520$88,060#64$71,278
55Benedictine University Lisle, IL$91,575$89,972#60$75,916
56Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$91,205$96,165#46$71,747
57Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI$91,205$94,903#47$71,747

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
Accounting and Related Services$91,337$69,523#206 of 349
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 human resources management and services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $71,278 one year after graduating and $92,520 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stony Brook University rank for human resources management and services?

Among 159 colleges reporting earnings for human resources management and services graduates, Stony Brook University ranks #54 by median pay four years after graduation, and #64 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is human resources management and services at Stony Brook University worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for human resources management and services ($83,558), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← 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.