Stony Brook University Information Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Information Science/Studies
- Public university
- Stony Brook, NY
- About 64 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Stony Brook University information science graduates earn more than graduates of most information science programs nationally, $68,007 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $19,750 in federal loans, less than at 82% of information science programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying 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 information science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Stony Brook University graduates earn more than the national figure and about $31,265 more than the New York median.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York 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 50% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $209 a month, or 3.7% 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
83% of graduates (53 of 64) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $68,007 salary here buys what about $60,417 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 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.
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$120,990Median pay in New York. 16,560 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Database Architects
$141,350Median pay in New York. 3,850 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
About Stony Brook University
Information Science ranks 10th 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 information science bachelor's programs near Stony Brook
Common questions
The median graduate earns $68,007 one year after graduating and $101,997 five years after. The median across information science bachelor's programs in New York is $51,363.
The median federal loan balance is $19,750, which ranks 5th lowest of 10 information science bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $209 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 29% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 41%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 20% or less. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several New York programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 83% (53 of 64) 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 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