Stony Brook University (SUNY Stony Brook) is a four-year, public school located in Stony Brook, NY.

It offers 209 graduate programs - 93 Master's, 65 Doctorate, 36 Post-bachelor's, and 15 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,943 for in-state and $27,123 for out-of-state students.

A total of 8,201 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 25,710 students at SUNY Stony Brook. SUNY Stony Brook offers online graduate programs and 1,535 out of 8,201 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

SUNY Stony Brook have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Medicine. In addition, you can find SUNY Stony Brook's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,943 for New York residents and $27,123 for out-of-state students. It offers 209 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameStony Brook University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address310 Administration Building, Stony Brook, NY
Graduate School Students8,609 students
1,535 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$13,943
Out-of-State$27,123
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 209 Graduate Programs
93 Master's, 65 Doctorate, 51 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Stony Brook University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Stony Brook University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $13,943 and $27,123 for non-New York residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $471 for New York residents and $1,020 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,310$24,490
Fees$2,633$2,633
Cost per Credit$471$1,020
Books & Supplies$900
Room & Board$17,662 (On-Campus) / $15,976 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,248 (On-Campus) / $7,152 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$35,753$48,933
Off-Campus Total$37,971$51,151

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Stony Brook University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 209 major areas - 93 Master's (1 online programs), 65 Doctorate, 36 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 15 Post-Master's. 2,263 students have been conferred Master's degree and 562 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total2,263562139187
Men9542955451
Women1,30926785136

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African-American/Black Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Asian-American Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Women's Studies NOT OFFER
Disability StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Technical and Scientific CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 16 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Artificial Intelligence NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 12 NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 165
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration69 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Foreign Language Teacher Education1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10 NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Studies Teacher Education25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biology Teacher Education17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry Teacher Education3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language Teacher Education1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics Teacher Education6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language Teacher Education5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Earth Science Teacher Education3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering 3 NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Telecommunications EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering52 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Engineering (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Comparative Literature1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Children's and Adolescent LiteratureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular Biochemistry10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
AnatomyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and BacteriologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genetics1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular PharmacologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
EcologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
NeuroscienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics88 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Science, Technology and SocietyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cognitive ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 19 NOT OFFER
Marine Sciences12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Linguistics and Computer Science4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, General NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy12 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and PhysicalNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Physics32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Particle PhysicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychometrics and Quantitative PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11 NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work273 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical and Biological AnthropologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Playwriting and Screenwriting8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Film/Cinema/Video Studies9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music History, Literature, and Theory NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Endodontics/EndodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Orthodontics/OrthodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Periodontics/PeriodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Health/Health Care Administration/Management34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant69 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)4 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist52 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rehabilitation ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics35 NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Nutrition/NutritionistONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Nursing Education24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing36 NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER 1
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER 3
Critical Care Nursing NOT OFFER
Women's Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management61 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations Management and SupervisionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Science/Technology Management39 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Finance NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration NOT OFFER 10 NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

SUNY Stony Brook graduate schools have a total of 8,609 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 3,622 male and 4,987 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 5,759 full-time and 2,850 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,535 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,909 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 3,486 White, 439 Black, and 903 Asian students are attending at Stony Brook University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

260 grad students are younger than 22 and 809 students are older than 65. It has 5,503 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,629 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total8,609
Men3,622
Women4,987
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total8,609
Full-time Students5,759
Part-time Students2,850
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total8,609
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian903
Black439
Hispanic796
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White3,486
Two or more races158
Un-Known1,120
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total8,609
21 & Under260
22-242,623
25-292,880
30-341,136
35-39493
40 & Over809

Online Population

At Stony Brook University graduate schools, 1,535 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,909 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,201
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,535
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,909
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,757
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,535
New York Resident1,429
Other State In U.S.102
Outside of U.S.4