Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private nonprofit college in Syracuse, NY. Its average net price is $43,336 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $21,872 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $21,339 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $25,499 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $33,983 |
| $110,001 and up | $60,127 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $68,007 |
| 8 years after entry | $75,431 |
| 10 years after entry | $85,054 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $81,076 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $70,395 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $63,810 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $29,702 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $49,151 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $38,373 n=105 | $23,250 n=119 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $69,614 n=135 | $20,750 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $78,596 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $25,990 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | $33,774 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $52,563 n=120 | $23,898 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Programming | $63,496 National median for this major n=1,924 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $93,174 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $22,688 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | $23,025 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $47,057 n=109 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $31,467 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Economics | $63,076 n=152 | $22,997 n=112 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $38,821 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $63,941 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | $21,499 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | $67,165 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $39,522 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $26,602 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $80,290 n=267 | $23,250 n=150 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| History | $39,111 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $42,302 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Human Services, General | $41,637 National median for this major n=5,838 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $81,572 n=232 | $20,500 n=143 |
| Interior Architecture | $49,118 National median for this major n=692 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $47,500 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Journalism | $50,132 n=180 | $23,250 n=134 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $44,440 National median for this major n=502 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Marketing | $66,466 n=172 | $25,000 n=131 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,883 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $39,783 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $26,125 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $56,555 n=166 | $23,250 n=162 |
| Psychology | $41,258 n=199 | $22,250 n=215 |
| Public Administration | $61,347 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $22,674 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Public Health | $50,980 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $24,977 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $63,858 n=233 | $25,000 n=163 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $42,990 n=153 | $23,250 n=103 |
| Real Estate | $75,378 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $54,123 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $42,706 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | Not published |
| Sociology | $46,011 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $21,799 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | $25,125 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $48,438 n=125 | $24,450 n=165 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $32,998 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Systems Science and Theory | $67,084 National median for this major n=328 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | $23,304 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
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