Master's-4% vs national median311 grads tracked
Social Sciences at State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ranked 66th of 151 master's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,617
middle 50%: $26,412 – $55,888
Median · 5 years out
$73,294
middle 50%: $51,099 – $96,910
Median · 10 years out
$103,837
middle 50%: $78,843 – $132,774
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences master's graduates from SUNY Stony Brook earn a $34k median salary in year one. By year ten, earnings reach $104k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,948 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Arizona (The)
$75,826 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$74,545 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$73,476 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$72,896 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$72,871 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$72,505 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$72,242 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at State University of New York at Stony Brook
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$221,420 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$173,336 · 5 yrs out
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$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
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$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