Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 27 graduates a year

$36,858
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,522
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,568
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#35 of 172
Rank by pay
#60 of 172
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,962
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in human development, family studies, and related services earn 10% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse University Compares for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

All 172 colleges reporting human development, family studies, 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
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$73,066$69,544#1$38,401
2University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$71,638$65,233#3$34,533
3University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$65,136$57,164#13$41,157
4Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$62,663$66,697#2$29,690
5Binghamton University Vestal, NY$62,506$59,493#9$36,213
6George Mason University Fairfax, VA$61,565$56,061#16$45,140
7University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$61,262$55,744#19$33,489
8Warner Pacific University Portland, OR$60,180$60,535#6$45,523
9Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies Portland, OR$60,180$60,535#7$45,523
10University of Georgia Athens, GA$59,664$61,764#4$31,392
…
32Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$53,597$50,124#70$36,214
33Montclair State University Montclair, NJ$53,575$47,022#109$34,109
34California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA$53,568$48,743#86$31,184
35Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$53,522$50,942#60$36,858
36Bowie State University Bowie, MD$53,181$46,673#121$34,257
37Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$53,109$53,422#29$33,543
38Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$53,109$53,422#30$33,543

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 human development, family studies, and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,858 one year after graduating and $53,522 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Syracuse University rank for human development, family studies, and related services?

Among 172 colleges reporting earnings for human development, family studies, and related services graduates, Syracuse University ranks #35 by median pay four years after graduation, and #60 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is human development, family studies, and related services at Syracuse University worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% more than the national median for human development, family studies, and related services ($48,568), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,962.

← 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.