Syracuse University Neuroscience (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Neurobiology and Neurosciences
- Private nonprofit university
- Syracuse, NY
- About 52 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Syracuse University neuroscience graduates earn about what neuroscience graduates earn nationally, $30,259 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $27,000 in federal loans, more than at 82% of neuroscience programs in the country. Several New York programs report 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 neuroscience bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York neuroscience 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.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $3,544 less in their first year than other graduates. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $286 a month, or 11.3% 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. Separately, 21 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $49,144.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
35% of graduates (17 of 48) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the Syracuse area are about 4% below the national average, so a $30,259 salary here buys what about $31,605 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 neuroscience, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$87,760Median pay in New York. 7,690 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.
Natural Sciences Managers
$134,680Median pay in New York. 5,690 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Biological Technicians
$61,210Median pay in New York. 5,050 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Syracuse University
Neuroscience ranks 47th 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).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $30,259 one year after graduating. The median across neuroscience bachelor's programs in New York is $32,076.
The median federal loan balance is $27,000, which ranks 7th lowest of 8 neuroscience bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $286 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 89% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 74%. Compare the cost with other New York programs before deciding.
Many leave. 35% (17 of 48) 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 neuroscience 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