Stony Brook University Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Public university
- Stony Brook, NY
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Stony Brook University computer and information science graduates earn more than graduates of most computer and information science programs nationally, $90,673 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $16,868 in federal loans, less than at 92% of computer and information science programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying computer and information science degrees in New York.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all computer and information science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Stony Brook University graduates earn more than the national figure and about $44,227 more than the New York median.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York computer and information science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 54% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned about the same in their first year as other graduates. They also borrowed less. At this program, the outcome does not look worse for students with less money.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $179 a month, or 2.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
77% of graduates (191 of 247) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $90,673 salary here buys what about $80,553 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Software Developers
$166,180Median pay in New York. 113,510 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$214,300Median pay in New York. 48,050 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Computer Systems Analysts
$109,610Median pay in New York. 24,100 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$105,810Median pay in New York. 18,220 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Stony Brook University
Computer and Information Science ranks 4th of 33 bachelor's programs at Stony Brook University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($94,853), Medical Laboratory Science ($92,286), and Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($92,165).
Other computer and information science bachelor's programs near Stony Brook
Common questions
The median graduate earns $90,673 one year after graduating and $139,598 five years after. The median across computer and information science bachelor's programs in New York is $62,592.
The median federal loan balance is $16,868, which ranks 4th lowest of 28 computer and information science bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $179 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 19% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 40%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 10% or less.
Most do. 77% (191 of 247) were working in New York one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the computer and information science program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024