Bachelor's+44% vs national median286 grads tracked
Education at State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ranked 6th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,020
middle 50%: $30,128 – $58,100
Median · 5 years out
$77,125
middle 50%: $50,919 – $90,582
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Education graduates from SUNY Stony Brook earn $42k in their first year. Median salaries reach $77k by year five.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6 yrs
≈ $7,045 total interest
Same major at other universities
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$112,060 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$79,409 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$79,242 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$76,276 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$74,077 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$73,340 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$72,251 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$70,655 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$70,151 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at State University of New York at Stony Brook
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$221,420 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$173,336 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$169,215 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$137,075 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$129,329 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$127,509 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$123,452 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$119,011 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$117,513 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$116,801 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$112,291 · 5 yrs out
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