General Public Health at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782.

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

SUNY Stony Brook General Public Health Rankings

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General Public Health Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a master's degree in general public health from SUNY Stony Brook. About 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 66% were white. This is above 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340

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

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