Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York · Private, nonprofit

Of 92 assessed programs, 88 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 186 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$15,817
$30k to $48k	$15,845
$48k to $75k	$21,132
$75k to $110k	$28,780
$110k and up	$55,401
All families (average)	$38,793

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

92 of 278 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$155,598	+$119,852	clears the bar	$59,437	0.5 yrs	355
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$138,634	+$102,888	clears the bar	$64,914	0.6 yrs	318
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,694	+$29,948	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	265
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$120,274	+$84,528	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	227
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,649	+$47,903	clears the bar	$25,500	0.5 yrs	226
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$90,535	+$54,789	clears the bar	$24,375	0.4 yrs	198
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$104,842	+$69,096	clears the bar	$26,564	0.4 yrs	188
Law	First Professional Degree	$97,648	+$61,902	clears the bar	$113,050	1.8 yrs	188
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$107,868	+$72,122	clears the bar	$51,317	0.7 yrs	184
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$75,239	+$39,493	clears the bar	$26,091	0.7 yrs	165
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$87,500	+$51,754	clears the bar	$71,289	1.4 yrs	160
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$68,219	+$32,473	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	147
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$70,106	+$34,360	clears the bar	$26,000	0.8 yrs	140
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$91,235	+$55,489	clears the bar	$26,951	0.5 yrs	136
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$91,472	+$55,726	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	128
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$70,815	+$35,069	clears the bar	$26,406	0.8 yrs	124
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$70,404	+$34,658	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	123
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$76,367	+$40,621	clears the bar	$31,000	0.8 yrs	119
Management Science	Master's Degree	$124,750	+$89,004	clears the bar	$58,146	0.7 yrs	114
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,283	+$32,537	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	113
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$68,049	+$32,303	clears the bar	$26,068	0.8 yrs	101
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$112,682	+$76,936	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	101
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$71,527	+$35,781	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	100
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$55,160	+$19,414	clears the bar	$53,304	2.7 yrs	95
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$120,773	+$85,027	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	92
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$89,732	+$53,986	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	85
International Relations	Master's Degree	$92,844	+$57,098	clears the bar	$41,744	0.7 yrs	81
Journalism	Master's Degree	$62,512	+$26,766	clears the bar	$56,444	2.1 yrs	70
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,491	+$33,745	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	68
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$69,776	+$34,030	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	64
Social Work	Master's Degree	$61,656	+$25,910	clears the bar	$62,952	2.4 yrs	62
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$44,045	+$8,299	clears the bar	$27,000	3.3 yrs	61
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$60,755	+$25,009	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	60
Information Science	Master's Degree	$146,546	+$110,800	clears the bar	$49,759	0.4 yrs	59
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$54,115	+$18,369	clears the bar	$26,875	1.5 yrs	51
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,438	+$55,692	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	50
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$54,088	+$18,342	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	50
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,044	+$31,298	clears the bar	$24,500	0.8 yrs	50
Accounting	Master's Degree	$110,435	+$74,689	clears the bar	$44,832	0.6 yrs	50
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,522	+$17,776	clears the bar	$22,962	1.3 yrs	46
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$65,092	+$29,346	clears the bar	$44,559	1.5 yrs	45
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$90,764	+$55,018	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
History	Bachelor's Degree	$64,871	+$29,125	clears the bar	$24,250	0.8 yrs	44
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,470	+$54,724	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	43
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,988	+$8,242	clears the bar	$26,950	3.3 yrs	43
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$116,528 1-year earnings	+$80,782	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Special Education	Master's Degree	$66,858	+$31,112	clears the bar	$59,695	1.9 yrs	40
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$61,819	+$26,073	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	40
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$62,864	+$27,118	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	39
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$87,851	+$52,105	clears the bar	$26,350	0.5 yrs	38
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$63,591	+$27,845	clears the bar	$115,998	4.2 yrs	37
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,996	+$53,250	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	36
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$76,631	+$40,885	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$87,596	+$51,850	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	34
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$65,410	+$29,664	clears the bar	$24,990	0.8 yrs	29
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,521	+$63,775	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	29
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	$90,210	+$54,464	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	27
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$112,673	+$76,927	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$81,941	+$46,195	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$68,017	+$32,271	clears the bar	$21,459	0.7 yrs	26
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$35,602 1-year earnings	-$144	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$68,314	+$32,568	clears the bar	$26,273	0.8 yrs	24
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$110,988	+$75,242	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
English	Bachelor's Degree	$60,602	+$24,856	clears the bar	$26,750	1.1 yrs	23
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$61,159	+$25,413	clears the bar	$23,250	0.9 yrs	23
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,485	+$20,739	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$62,372	+$26,626	clears the bar	$23,250	0.9 yrs	22
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$60,920	+$25,174	clears the bar	$26,950	1.1 yrs	20
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,529	+$51,783	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	19
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,494 1-year earnings	+$48,748	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$58,038	+$22,292	clears the bar	$26,750	1.2 yrs	19
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$67,227	+$31,481	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$62,699	+$26,953	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$52,797	+$17,051	clears the bar	$53,086	3.1 yrs	17
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$49,297 1-year earnings	+$13,551	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$84,654	+$48,908	clears the bar	$26,137	0.5 yrs	16
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,196	+$17,450	clears the bar	$22,499	1.3 yrs	16
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$18,574 1-year earnings	-$17,172	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$18,854 1-year earnings	-$16,892	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$22,693 1-year earnings	-$13,053	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	14
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	$42,914	+$7,168	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$71,543	+$35,797	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	14
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$91,446	+$55,700	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	$95,311	+$59,565	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$54,961 1-year earnings	+$19,215	clears the bar	$43,517	2.3 yrs	4
IT Administration and Management	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$97,224 1-year earnings	+$61,478	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$114,122	+$78,376	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$108,190	+$72,444	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$67,447	+$31,701	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$72,884 1-year earnings	+$37,138	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Relations	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$84,781 1-year earnings	+$49,035	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$48,098 1-year earnings	+$12,352	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Dispute Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.