Biotechnology at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 21 graduates a year

$44,418
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$87,596
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$67,097
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#3 of 13
Rank by pay
#1 of 13
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in biotechnology earn 31% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse University Compares for Biotechnology

All 13 colleges reporting biotechnology earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Worcester State University Worcester, MA$90,565$79,752#3$70,124
2Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$87,600$76,885#5$56,509
3Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$87,596$83,373#1$44,418
4University of California-Davis Davis, CA$87,406$79,534#4$59,156
5University of Houston Houston, TX$78,750$80,066#2$49,916
6Endicott College Beverly, MA$78,735$69,334#8$34,308
7California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA$76,622$69,721#7$49,615
8Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$74,613$71,016#6$41,895
9California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$73,542$66,918#9$42,712
10California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$73,152$66,564#10$60,697

Other Majors at Syracuse University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,773$82,378#36 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$120,274$72,819#18 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$112,682$75,294#15 of 796
Computer Engineering$110,988$84,793#75 of 189
Information Science/Studies$104,842$73,033#12 of 148
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$99,521$64,660#34 of 118
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,472$65,009#47 of 1176
Mechanical Engineering$91,438$66,789#148 of 318
Marketing$91,235$57,777#18 of 516
Real Estate$90,764$59,396#10 of 25
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$90,535$54,934#1 of 178
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$90,470$71,417#50 of 59
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$90,210$55,192#2 of 8
Public Administration$89,732$53,912#2 of 47
Civil Engineering$88,996$74,748#67 of 233
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$87,851$55,039#6 of 67
Chemical Engineering$87,529$72,864#136 of 158
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$84,654$39,825#7 of 225
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering—$84,494—
Economics$83,649$55,974#149 of 368
Mathematics$81,941$53,223#74 of 309
Architectural Sciences and Technology$76,367$58,622#6 of 22
Political Science and Government$75,239$43,232#64 of 565
Geography and Cartography$71,543—#12 of 117
Design and Applied Arts$71,527$46,181#16 of 299
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$70,815$37,556#9 of 158
Journalism$70,404$40,757#11 of 187
Communication and Media Studies$70,106$36,767#45 of 660
Public Health$69,776$43,280#29 of 215
Security Science and Technology$69,491$31,750#8 of 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Syracuse University biotechnology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $44,418 one year after graduating and $87,596 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Syracuse University rank for biotechnology?

Among 13 colleges reporting earnings for biotechnology graduates, Syracuse University ranks #3 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is biotechnology at Syracuse University worth it?

Its graduates earn 31% more than the national median for biotechnology ($67,097), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Syracuse University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.