Public Health at Stony Brook University

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

$64,289
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$81,990
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,751
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#87 of 201
Rank by pay
#107 of 201
Rank, wage-adjusted
$41,170
Median federal debt

Stony Brook University graduates in public health earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 50% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stony Brook University Compares for Public Health

All 201 colleges reporting public health 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
1Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$166,705$182,107#1—
2Harvard University Cambridge, MA$153,029$134,758#3$108,479
3Touro University California Vallejo, CA$143,582$130,650#4$111,615
4Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA$142,151$144,569#2$70,472
5Arcadia University Glenside, PA$116,631$118,615#5—
6University of West Florida Pensacola, FL$111,363$118,532#6$67,270
7University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$110,900$100,912#23$75,311
8Montana Technological University Butte, MT$108,351$118,356#7$108,776
9Tufts University Medford, MA$106,072$93,407#35$70,674
10Yale University New Haven, CT$105,402$94,895#28$72,627
…
84George Mason University Fairfax, VA$83,248$75,805#122$67,273
85University of New England Biddeford, ME$82,453$87,626#52$65,170
86Northwestern University Evanston, IL$82,202$80,763#86$66,859
87Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$81,990$78,037#107$64,289
88The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX$81,983$83,353#72$60,515
89Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$81,964$94,880#29$58,719
90Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$81,743$86,188#59$66,933

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
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
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 public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $64,289 one year after graduating and $81,990 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stony Brook University rank for public health?

Among 201 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Stony Brook University ranks #87 by median pay four years after graduation, and #107 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Stony Brook University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for public health ($82,751), and the median federal debt at graduation is $41,170.

← 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.