Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 18 graduates a year

$31,598
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,038
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,945
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#21 of 50
Rank by pay
#27 of 50
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,750
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in foods, nutrition, and related services earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse University Compares for Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

All 50 colleges reporting foods, nutrition, and related 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
1Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$74,005$67,388#6$25,414
2University of Delaware Newark, DE$68,084$67,676#4$39,066
3North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$67,054$71,958#1—
4The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$64,105$65,176#7$36,312
5Morgan State University Baltimore, MD$64,007$56,174#26—
6Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$63,750$60,677#15—
7Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$61,369$68,903#2$25,076
8University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$61,092$63,141#11$33,728
9University of Idaho Moscow, ID$60,241$64,058#10$35,212
10University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK$60,207$67,598#5—
…
18Wayne State University Detroit, MI$58,871$62,073#13$34,303
19Lamar University Beaumont, TX$58,631$59,611#17—
20Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$58,156$59,128#21—
21Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$58,038$55,240#27$31,598
22Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$57,859$61,744#14$34,540
23Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$57,742$58,707#23$26,168
24The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL$57,002$64,702#9$37,836

Other Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Credentials at Syracuse University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Post-baccalaureate Certificate$56,839$67,447—

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
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

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Syracuse University foods, nutrition, and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,598 one year after graduating and $58,038 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Syracuse University rank for foods, nutrition, and related services?

Among 50 colleges reporting earnings for foods, nutrition, and related services graduates, Syracuse University ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #27 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is foods, nutrition, and related services at Syracuse University worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for foods, nutrition, and related services ($54,945), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,750.

← 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.