Nursing at Stony Brook University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Stony Brook University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 263 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

SUNY Stony Brook Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SUNY Stony Brook compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	27
	30
	49
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	61
Most Popular Nursing Schools	62
	98
	102
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	139
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	165
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	173
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	181
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	196
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	209
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	220
	273
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	284
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	333
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	396
Best Nursing Schools	445
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	510
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	836
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,157
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,303

In 2021, 311 students received their master’s degree in nursing from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #27 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #209 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of SUNY Stony Brook Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook is $84,511. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 34% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Stony Brook University.

SUNY Stony Brook Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from SUNY Stony Brook in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	120
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

SUNY Stony Brook Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 311 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from SUNY Stony Brook in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	169
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Stony Brook University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	263
Nursing Administration	131
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	58
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	52
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	49
School Nursing	46
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	2
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing	2

Related Majors

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses	182,490	$85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Nurse Practitioners	13,710	$120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,380	$91,900
Nurse Anesthetists	1,770	$191,130

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Danski14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.