Master's · Syracuse, New York
Is Information Science/Studies at Syracuse University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 1.8 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $115,424
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $157,408
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $51,176
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $54k (likely $54k – $54k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $89k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in NY
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 1.8 years (likely 1.3–2.3)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $618k (likely $416k – $827k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $1.69M (likely $1.23M – $2.17M)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Syracuse University
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$155,598
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$138,634
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$124,750
- Computer Engineering (Master's)$124,669
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$120,773
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$120,274
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$114,122
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$112,682
- Mechanical Engineering (Master's)$112,673
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)$110,988
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$110,435
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$109,663
Information Science/Studies at other schools in New York
- Pace University$101,275
- University at Buffalo$77,069
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute$76,927
- University at Albany$58,314
- Pratt Institute-Main$52,060