SBU Stony Brook: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

Stony Brook University (SBU) had a success rate of 95% in 2021, which is pretty much good and speaks of the quality of education and skills being imparted to the students out there. 62% of students with a bachelor’s degree were in full-time or part-time employment. The highest graduate placement was recorded for the Nursing college at 91%. This indicates that these many students who graduated were hired by various agencies/organisations. Pretty good employers with an international reputation have been offering placements to SBU graduates. The highest 5-year average salary was recorded at $101,658.

Stony Brook features among the top 100 universities and top 40 public universities in the State. The university also ranked 195^th among the world’s 1,750 top universities in U.S News and World Report’s Global University Rankings 2022. It also made its mark as one of the top 100 universities worldwide in Physics, Psychiatry/Psychology.

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SBU Placement Highlights 2021

SBU Class Profile 2021

A total of 26,608 students were enrolled at Stony Brook including both graduates and undergraduates. A total of 14,176 students studying were females and males were 12,432 in number.

The most popular undergraduate majors were Biology, Psychology, Health Science, Business Management, Computer Science, Economics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Biochemistry, Mathematics and Political Science.

More details of the class profile have been listed below:

• The total number of students pursuing under-graduation was 17,999.
• The total number of students pursuing graduation was 8,609.
• The total percentage of female students was 53.3%
• The total percentage of male students was 46.7%
• A total of 22,457 students were full-timers and the total number of part-time students was 4,151.
• Top 8 colleges with the highest student enrolment: Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering & App Science, College of Business, School of Professional Development, School of Health Tech. & Mgmt., School of Nursing, School of Social Welfare, and School of Medicine.
• Student Race: White (32.6%), Asian (24.6%), Non-Resident Alien (13.3%), Hispanic or Latino (12.6%), Unknown (8.4%), Black or African American (5.8%), 2 or more races (2.5%), American Indian or Alaska Native (0.1%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.1%).

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SBU Top Employers 2021

Placement Stats by College 2021

Overall, 94% of students who were holding a bachelor’s degree were either employed or were pursuing further education. Out of these 62% had a job and 32% were continuing their studies. 6% of students were into volunteering or some other kind of activity.

The college which witnessed the highest placement percentage was that of Nursing with 91% of its graduates employed. 9% of nursing students planned to study further. This was followed by Communication and Journalism and Marine & Atm. Science at 86% and 80% respectively. Colleges which observed the least percentage of employment were Health Professions and Social Welfare college, both with less than 50% of employment.

The table below displays the placement percentages of graduates on the basis of different university colleges/schools.

Graduate Placement by Location

As per the location, most of the graduates got placed in New York and the location which witnessed the least amount of SBY graduate hiring was outside the state, abroad. The pie chart displayed below shows the employment percentage as per different locations where the university graduates are working.

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Average Salary by Major 2021

This section discussed the top 1-year and 5-year average salaries of students from different majors. The major ‘Nursing’ witnessed the highest 5-year average salary for graduates with $101,658 being the average amount. It also had the highest 1-year average salary with the amount being $92,481. This was followed by Allied Health and Computer Engineering, with the 5-year average amount being $94,900 and $89,879. The lowest average salary among those in the list was obtained by students from Electrical Engineering, with the average 5-year amount being $80,119.

The data represented below displays the year-wise salary amount of the bachelor’s degree holders for graduates from 2001 through 2018 and converted to 2019 dollars. (Source: Emolument)

Average Salary by Job 2022

According to jobs, the highest salary was yielded by Financial Services with an average salary amount of $120,000, followed by Executive Management & Change with an average amount of $106,000. The lowest average salary amount was yielded by Support Functions & Translation with a salary amount of $63,000 for the SBU graduates.

Average Salary by Degree 2022

• Masters in Science: $110,000
• Master (Other): $100,000
• Bachelor of Science: $94,000
• MBA: $74,000
• Doctorate: $65,000
• Bachelor of Arts: $63,000

SBU Career Placement Support

An expert in student career services, Stony Brook’s Career Centre cares about its students’ future and supports them in planning their career routes at their convenience. Alumni, irrespective of their type of degrees are provided life-long career support. Coaches are available for them in order to help sort any dilemma related to choosing a career, network building, and professional development. Various workshops, interactive sessions, webinars and other events are organised by the centre that aid in acquiring and polishing skills required for entering different industries and connecting with potential employers.

Handshake: It is a job platform where students can discover and explore different on-campus and off-campus job opportunities posted by employers from all domains. Current students, as well as alumni, can access Handshake and learn about current and upcoming job postings. They can also message recruiters and learn about internships offered by small, regional and fortune 500 companies.

Job and Internship Search Tools: While looking for a job, internship or volunteering opportunity, students need to possess the right documents and stuff which are mandatory to obtain a good job. Use this tool to build a strong resume or CV along with an attractive cover letter that would grab the employer’s attention.

Career Coaching: Coaching means guidance and guidance are best given by a professional expert who knows his game. Stony Brook’s career coaches help students identify their areas of interest while planning the best route toward their set goals. Right from imparting lessons to students regarding presenting their skills, strengths and achievements, they also enable them to decide between work and higher education. Students can get booked a pre-scheduled meeting with a coach, which would be of 30-minutes. Also, these coaches meet the university students at different venues every Tuesday from 1 PM to 5 PM.

Career Communities: Here you can become a member of a group where people holding similar interests, knowledge or goals are present. There are 8 communities which exist and target industries and interests instead of academic majors. Students will also be receiving weekly emails that would list internships, career events and other handpicked employment opportunities.

ePortfolios: Powered by Digication, these are similar to the digital portfolios where students can preserve their achievements, records and progress. This would help them create a virtual archive that would contain every document and academic work which may help in acquiring a job of their liking.

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