Human Services at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 23 graduates a year

$41,551
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$68,314
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,597
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#1 of 94
Rank by pay
#1 of 94
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,273
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in human services earn 41% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse University Compares for Human Services

All 94 colleges reporting human 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
1Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$68,314$65,021#1$41,551
2Goodwin University East Hartford, CT$66,583$59,946#3$51,659
3George Washington University Washington, DC$65,190$57,123#5—
4Northeastern University Boston, MA$61,152$53,851#14$45,799
5Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA$61,152$53,851#15$45,799
6St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY$60,091$57,194#4$43,105
7University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$58,130$60,332#2$34,359
8University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD$58,117$51,004#29$39,099
9Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY$57,910$55,118#6—
10CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY$56,827$54,088#12$42,839

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 services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,551 one year after graduating and $68,314 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Syracuse University rank for human services?

Among 94 colleges reporting earnings for human services graduates, Syracuse University ranks #1 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is human services at Syracuse University worth it?

Its graduates earn 41% more than the national median for human services ($48,597), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,273.

← 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.