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The bachelor's program at SUNY Stony Brook was ranked #166 on College Factual's Best Schools for political science list. It is also ranked #13 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Stony Brook University handed out 137 bachelor's degrees in political science & government. This is a decrease of 2% over the previous year when 140 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in political science from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #67 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 4 students received their doctoral degrees in political science in 2021, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook is $32,965. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,089 for all political science students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook, political science students borrow a median amount of $19,406 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all political science bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,439.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the political science program at SUNY Stony Brook is $201 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Stony Brook University.
The political science program at SUNY Stony Brook awarded 137 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 25 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
White | 55 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 7 |
Other Races | 14 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in political science from SUNY Stony Brook. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at SUNY Stony Brook are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 63% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a master's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 5 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 328 |
Sociology | 156 |
Anthropology | 34 |
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