Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 28 graduates a year

$55,192
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$90,210
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$64,926
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 8
Rank by pay
#2 of 8
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services earn 39% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse University Compares for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services

All 8 colleges reporting family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services 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
1Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA$128,600$133,127#1—
2Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$90,210$85,861#2$55,192
3Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$69,246$74,288#3$40,999
4Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$65,248$59,414#4$43,603
5Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$56,800$57,135#5$37,913
6Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$56,800$57,135#6$37,913
7Bradley University Peoria, IL$56,489$55,500#7$39,563
8University of Houston Houston, TX$53,410$54,302#8$40,949

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
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
Biotechnology$87,596$44,418#3 of 13
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 family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $55,192 one year after graduating and $90,210 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Syracuse University rank for family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services?

Among 8 colleges reporting earnings for family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services graduates, Syracuse University ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services at Syracuse University worth it?

Its graduates earn 39% more than the national median for family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services ($64,926), 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.