by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Stony Brook University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. SUNY Stony Brook is in the top 10% of the country for psychology. More specifically it was ranked #74 out of 1,110 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #8 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Stony Brook.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SUNY Stony Brook was $1,031 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $24,740 |
| Fees | $3,021 | $3,021 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,884 | $14,884 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,868 | $1,868 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Psychology students who received their bachelor’s degree at SUNY Stony Brook took out an average of $20,500 in student loans. That is 16% lower than the national average of $24,315.
psychology who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Stony Brook make an average of $30,839 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $27,969.
Online degrees for the SUNY Stony Brook psychology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Stony Brook Online Learning page.
About 75.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 48.7% of the psychology bachelor’s degrees at SUNY Stony Brook in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 95 |
| Black or African American | 34 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 186 |
| International Students | 37 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 48 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 497 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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