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title: Syracuse University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Syracuse, NY
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $79,164 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $52,205 – $112,094 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $23,697 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 84% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $84,517 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 86% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.30× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $51,164 | derived |

**84% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $23,697 (≈ 30% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $18,000 to $98,396 across 76 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $98,396 | $64,914 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $87,471 | not reported |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $78,789 | $49,759 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $75,896 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,809 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,507 | $27,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,301 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,264 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $65,871 | $44,832 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,229 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,925 | $27,000 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,947 | $27,000 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,768 | $27,000 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,673 | $26,564 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,519 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,439 | $27,000 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $59,689 | $113,050 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $58,676 | $51,317 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's Degree | $57,929 | $41,744 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $57,758 | $59,695 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,991 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $55,056 | $41,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $54,111 | $71,289 |
| Real Estate. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,802 | not reported |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,943 | $31,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,920 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,778 | $26,951 |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,745 | not reported |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Master's Degree | $48,221 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,017 | $26,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,988 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,611 | $24,375 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,454 | $26,350 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,261 | $27,000 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $45,905 | $53,304 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $45,717 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,639 | $25,500 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $43,785 | $62,952 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,197 | $24,990 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Master's Degree | $41,795 | $44,559 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $41,322 | $115,998 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,400 | $27,000 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,363 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,308 | $26,091 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,905 | $26,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,847 | $26,406 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,488 | $26,068 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,302 | $27,000 |
| Biotechnology. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,007 | $27,000 |
| Journalism. | Master's Degree | $36,216 | $56,444 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,976 | $26,950 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,640 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,545 | $23,250 |
| Interior Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,397 | not reported |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,759 | $21,459 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,936 | $24,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,210 | $26,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,974 | $24,250 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,279 | $22,962 |
| Human Services, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,908 | $26,273 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,485 | $27,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,737 | not reported |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | Master's Degree | $29,631 | not reported |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,360 | $27,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,242 | $26,137 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,163 | not reported |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,979 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,741 | $26,875 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,931 | $26,750 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,042 | $27,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,768 | $27,000 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,610 | $22,499 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,321 | $26,750 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,187 | $27,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,346 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,000 | $26,950 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Syracuse University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?196413

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