Syracuse University Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
- Private nonprofit university
- Syracuse, NY
- About 27 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Syracuse University human development and family studies graduates earn more than graduates of most human development and family studies programs nationally, $36,858 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $22,981 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,000. One other New York program reports higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all human development and family studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Syracuse University graduates earn more than the national figure but about $3,172 less than the New York median.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York human development and family studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 39% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $244 a month, or 7.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
45% of graduates (17 of 38) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the Syracuse area are about 4% below the national average, so a $36,858 salary here buys what about $38,497 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to human development and family studies, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Childcare Workers
$37,590Median pay in New York. 44,020 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 150,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
$46,520Median pay in New York. 23,870 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 66,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
Social and Human Service Assistants
$47,190Median pay in New York. 40,970 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 48,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Farm and Home Management Educators
$48,860Median pay in New York. 80 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About Syracuse University
Human Development and Family Studies ranks 36th of 55 bachelor's programs at Syracuse University by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Engineering ($84,793), Electrical Engineering ($84,494), and Computer and Information Science ($82,378).
Other human development and family studies bachelor's programs near Syracuse
Common questions
The median graduate earns $36,858 one year after graduating and $51,299 five years after. The median across human development and family studies bachelor's programs in New York is $36,178.
The median federal loan balance is $22,981, which ranks 3rd lowest of 6 human development and family studies bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $244 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 62% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 73%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 20% or less.
Many leave. 45% (17 of 38) were working in New York one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the human development and family studies program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024