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Located in Syracuse, New York, Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

2,674 Master's Degrees
312 Doctor's Degrees

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Syracuse University Rankings

Syracuse is ranked #172 out of 1,069 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. Out of the 74 colleges in New York, it is ranked at #11.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Syracuse has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#132 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Syracuse.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Chemistry Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#30 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#54 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#71 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#77 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#103 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Syracuse has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#13 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools College Factual
#16 Best Communication & Journalism Schools College Factual
#25 Best Education Schools College Factual
#36 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools College Factual
#51 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#104 Best Business Schools Business Degree Central

Where Is Syracuse University?

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Contact details for Syracuse are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 900 South Crouse Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244
Phone: 315-443-1870
Website: https://www.syracuse.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/syracuseuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SyracuseU

Syracuse University Graduate Student Diversity

6,843 Graduate Students
50% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,843 graduate students at Syracuse, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Syracuse University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 330
Black or African American 571
Hispanic or Latino 537
White 3,323
International Students 1,714
Other Races/Ethnicities 368

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Syracuse University. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 114 countries are represented at Syracuse. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Syracuse University

2,043 Took All Classes Online
3,112 Took At Least One Class Online
15.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,112 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Syracuse has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 12th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Syracuse

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at Syracuse University was $41,714 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Syracuse is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Social Sciences #7 #7
Computer Systems Networking #25 #25
Entrepreneurial Studies #47 #47
Public Relations & Advertising #68 #68

Online Growth Rankings of Syracuse

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Syracuse University was 15.7%. This is the #680 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Syracuse regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Syracuse ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Syracuse.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations & Advertising #39
Communication & Journalism #125

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Syracuse University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Information Systems 0 475 6 481
Business Administration & Management 6 370 3 379
Public Administration 38 160 4 202
Public Relations & Advertising 0 165 0 165
Law 0 0 165 165
Information Science 1 137 1 139
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 135 0 135
Library & Information Science 0 119 0 119
Other Computer & Information Sciences 116 0 0 116
International Relations & National Security 19 76 0 95
Journalism 0 92 0 92
Information Technology 43 31 0 74
Social Work 0 73 0 73
Computer Engineering 0 66 0 66
Accounting 0 65 0 65
Mechanical Engineering 0 41 10 51
Electrical Engineering 0 32 11 43
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5 33 3 41
Mental & Social Health Services 18 20 1 39
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 37 0 37
Instructional Media Design 3 29 4 36
Special Education 0 34 1 35
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 31 0 31
Educational Administration 14 15 1 30
Fine & Studio Arts 0 30 0 30
Applied Mathematics 0 27 0 27
Engineering-Related Fields 1 25 0 26
Dispute Resolution 25 0 0 25
Biomedical Engineering 0 21 2 23
Curriculum & Instruction 0 16 5 21
Civil Engineering 0 16 5 21
Mathematics 0 15 5 20
Chemistry 9 1 10 20
Ethnic Studies 19 0 0 19
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 14 5 0 19
Student Counseling 12 4 2 18
Political Science & Government 0 10 8 18
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 17 0 17
Arts & Media Management 0 17 0 17
Museum Studies 0 16 0 16
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 15 0 15
Physics 0 5 10 15
Communication & Media Studies 0 11 3 14
Chemical Engineering 0 10 4 14
Legal Research 0 14 0 14
Music 0 14 0 14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 13 0 13
Economics 0 6 6 12
Teaching English or French 10 0 0 10
Writing Studies 0 10 0 10
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 10 0 10
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 10 10
Design & Applied Arts 0 10 0 10
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 10 0 10
Computer Systems Networking 5 4 0 9
Communication Sciences 0 4 5 9
Public Health 3 6 0 9
Legal Professions (Other) 9 0 0 9
Sustainability Science 9 0 0 9
General Biology 0 3 5 8
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 8 0 8
Education Philosophy 0 5 3 8
Area Studies 6 2 0 8
Statistics 0 8 0 8
General Psychology 0 8 0 8
Nutrition Science 2 5 0 7
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 7 0 0 7
Other Education 2 4 0 6
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 4 2 6
Anthropology 0 4 2 6
Sociology 0 5 1 6
General English Literature 1 4 0 5
History 1 2 2 5
Romance Languages 0 4 0 4
Religious Studies 1 1 2 4
Geography & Cartography 0 1 3 4
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 3 0 3
Human Development & Family Studies 0 1 2 3
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 3 3
Environmental Engineering 0 2 0 2
Philosophy 0 0 2 2
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 2 0 2
General Social Sciences 1 0 0 1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0
Other Homeland Security 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 400 2,674 312 3,386

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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