Undergraduate Class of 2024
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Students can find their First Destination Survey by logging into Handshake and visiting their Career Center page. If a student is graduating the in the upcoming December, May or summer of a given year, they will see a button titled First Destination Survey available. If you feel you should have this available to you, please email Syracuse University Career Services for support.
First Destination Survey Data
Career Services conducts a survey of new Syracuse University graduates each year. Data collection begins before students have actually graduated and continues for a number of months beyond graduation. Each “class” is comprised of December, May and summer graduates.
Each report summarizes students’ employment and graduate study statuses, complete with specific information organized by school or college. Other data on salaries, geographic distribution of graduates and methods of securing employment is also summarized.
For the full report, view the information below.
- Syracuse University
- School of Architecture
- College of Arts and Sciences
- School of Education
- College of Engineering and Computer Science
- David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
- School of Information Studies
- Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
- S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
- College of Visual and Performing Arts
- Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Universitywide Undergraduate Outcomes
The class of 2023 consists of graduates from undergraduate programs who were awarded degrees in August and December of 2022 and May, June and July of 2023.
Results reflect information on 2,593 of 3,043 undergraduate degree recipients, representing an 85% knowledge rate. Data collection begins in October of the students’ graduating year and ends six months post the University’s Commencement.
Data for this report is compiled from information collected by Syracuse University Career Services and various academic units across campus. The information consists mostly of survey responses from graduates, but also includes knowledge gained through LinkedIn and faculty/staff reporting.
The information in this report is collected and compiled following the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) standards and protocols for the collection and dissemination of graduating student initial career outcomes information for undergraduates.
Graduates who completed majors in multiple schools at Syracuse University are reported in the results for each school and college.
Results reflect information on 2,593 of 3,043 undergraduate degree recipients, representing an 85% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 63% employed
- 26% continuing education
- 9% still seeking employment
- 2% not seeking employment
- >1% enlisted in military service
Overall Career Outcome Rate: 89%
Graduates in full- and part-time positions, military service, volunteer or service programs, or graduate school within six months of their graduation. (Percentage based on responses)
Graduates Who Obtained Professional Placement Reporting their Position is Related to Career Goals: 93%
Obtained Full-Time Position by Graduation: 30%
Where Graduates Are Located
- Northeast: 60%
- International: 23%
- South: 6%
- West: 7%
- Midwest: 4%
Average Starting Salary: $63,394
- Accenture
- AlphaSights
- Amazon
- Bank of America
- BlackRock
- Bloomberg
- Boston Children’s Hospital
- Carrier
- CBS
- City of Syracuse
- City Year
- Creative Artists Agency
- CVS Health
- Deloitte
- Epic
- ESPN
- EY LLP
- General Dynamics Corp.
- General Electric (GE)
- Goldman Sachs
- GroupM
- Horizon Media, Inc.
- IBM
- Insight Global
- JMA Wireless
- Joele Frank
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- KPMG LLP
- Levi Strauss & Company
- Live Nation
- Lockheed Martin
- Macy’s, Inc.
- Major League Baseball
- MetLife
- Microsoft
- Morgan Stanley
- National Basketball Association (NBA)
- National Football League (NFL)
- National Grid
- NBCUniversal
- Northrop Grumman
- Oracle
- PAN Communications
- Paramount
- PepsiCo
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- Raytheon Technologies Company (RTX)
- Ross Stores, Inc.
- RSM US LLP
- Success Academy Charter Schools (NY)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Synchrony
- Syracuse University
- Teach For America
- The Walt Disney Company
- The Washington Post
- United States Senate
- United Talent Agency
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Wells Fargo
- Boston University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- ESCP Business School (Fr)
- Fordham University
- Georgetown University
- Harvard University
- Hofstra University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- National University of Singapore
- New York University
- Northeastern University
- Northwestern University
- Rutgers University
- State University of New York System-Upstate Medical University
- Syracuse University
- The Culinary Institute of America
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Tufts University
- University of California‚ Berkeley
- University of Chicago
- University of Florida
- University of Miami
- University of Michigan
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Southern California
- Career Outcomes Report 2022 (digitally accessible)
- Career Outcomes Report 2021
- Career Outcomes Report 2020 (digitally accessible)
- Career Outcomes Report 2019 (digitally accessible)
Please note: the following documents are intended for print use only and are not screen reader accessible. If you require a digitally accessible document, please contact email Syracuse University Career Services to request a text-only copy.
Undergraduate Outcomes by School or College
School of Architecture
Results reflect information on 141 of 143 undergraduate degree recipients, representing a 99% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 64% employed
- 26% continuing education
- 9% not seeking employment
- 1% still seeking employment
Featured Employers
- Architectura
- Arquitectonica
- C&S Companies
- Corgan
- Design Collective
- Gensler
- GWWO Architects
- HKS Architects
- Hutker Architects
- isgenunity LLC
- Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
- KGD Architecture
- LaBella Associates
- Lehman Smith & McLeish (LSM)
- Moody Nolan
- Perkins + Will
- Populous
- Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM)
- Space Architectural Studio, PC
- The Architectural Team (TAT)
Average Starting Salary: $63,102
College of Arts and Sciences
Results reflect information on 454 of 579 undergraduate degree recipients, representing an 78% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 45% employed
- 40% continuing education
- 9% still seeking employment
- 5% not seeking employment
- 1% enlisted in military service
Featured Employers
- ABA Centers of America
- Beacon Hill Staffing Agency
- Boston Children’s Hospital
- Bureau of Land Management
- Core Clinical Research
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Deloitte
- EY LLP
- International Spy Museum
- Lockheed Martin
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- North American Language and Culture Assistants Program
- Northwestern University
- Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office
- Pepsi Co.
- Professional Sports Publication
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Syracuse University
- The DDA Group
- The United States Senate Employment Office
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- University of Strasbourg
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Wegmans
Average Starting Salary: $56,476
School of Education
Results reflect information on 67 of 84 undergraduate degree recipients, representing an 80% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 54% continuing education
- 39% employed
- 3% enlisted in military service
- 3% still seeking employment
- >2% not seeking employment
Featured Employers
- Alexandria (MA) Central School District
- Brookfield (NY) Central School District
- Children’s Therapy Network
- Fulton (NY) City School District
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- Masconomet (MA) Regional School District
- New York City Public Schools
- Syracuse Academy of Science
- The Goddard School
- Turn2Partners
Average Starting Salary: $51,690
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Results reflect information on 222 of 268 undergraduate degree recipients, representing a 83% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 58% employed
- 32% continuing education
- 7% still seeking employment
- 3% enlisted in military service
- >1% not seeking employment
Featured Employers
- Accenture
- Amazon
- Applied Materials
- Carrier
- Constellation
- Deloitte
- Department of Defense
- Epic
- Ferreira Construction
- FrieslandCampina Ingredients North America, Inc.
- General Dynamics, Electric Boat
- General Electric (GE)
- HII – Newport News Shipbuilding division
- Intertek
- L3Harris Technologies
- Lockheed Martin
- LOTTE BIOLOGICS
- Northrup Grumman
- PepsiCo
- Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Company (RTX)
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- SRC, Inc
- Structure Tone
- Tesla
- Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Average Starting Salary: $79,727
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Results reflect information on 276 of 324 undergraduate degree recipients, representing an 85% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 53% employed
- 44% continuing education
- 2% still seeking employment
- 1% enlisted in military service
- >1% not seeking employment
Featured Employers
- ADP
- ATI Physical Therapy
- Boston Children’s Hospital
- Brooklyn Nets
- Children’s Therapy Network
- City Year
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Deloitte
- ESPN
- Food Bank of South Jersey
- Guidepoint
- IPG Health
- Los Angeles Rams
- Monumental Sports & Entertainment
- National Basketball Association (NBA)
- National Football League (NFL)
- New York City: Department of Education (DOE)
- New York Islanders Hockey Club
- New York Yankees
- SponsorUnited
- SUNY Upstate Medical University
- The Goddard School
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- Wasserman
- YAI – Seeing Beyond Disability
Average Starting Salary: $50,013
School of Information Studies
Results reflect information on 152 of 161 undergraduate degree recipients, representing a 94% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 75% employed
- 13% continuing education
- 12% still seeking employment
Featured Employers
- Amazon
- Bank of America
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Crowe LLP
- CVS Health
- Deloitte
- Epic
- EY LLP
- FOR FUN GAMES, LLC
- Goldman Sachs
- IBM
- KPMG LLP
- Mastercard
- National Grid
- Paramount
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- RSM US LLP
- Synchrony
- United States Army Reserve
- Warner Bros. Discovery
Average Starting Salary: $79,278
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Results reflect information on 442of 540 undergraduate degree recipients, representing an 82% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 55% employed
- 30% continuing education
- 12% still seeking employment
- 2% enlisted in military service
- 1% not seeking employment
Featured Employers
- Amazon
- Bloomberg
- City of Syracuse
- Crowe LLP
- Deloitte
- EY LLP
- General Dynamics
- IBM
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- KPMG LLP
- Lockheed Martin
- Mass General Brigham
- Morgan Stanley
- NBC Universal
- North America Language and Culture Assistance Program
- NY Mets
- SKDK
- Syracuse University
- Teach for America
- The Daily Beast
- The Walt Disney Company
- The White House
- United States Senate
- WCNY
- Wells Fargo
Average Starting Salary: $60,869
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Results reflect information on 402 of 516 undergraduate degree recipients, representing a 78% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 81% employed
- 11% continuing education
- 8% still seeking employment
Featured Employers
- A&E Networks
- Atlantic Records
- Audacy, Inc
- Brooklyn Cyclones
- Coty
- Deloitte
- Dotdash Meredith
- Edelman
- ESPN
- Fisher Price
- GroupM
- IBM
- Joele Frank
- MikeWorldwide
- NBCUniversal
- New York Post
- Paramount
- PGA Tour
- United Talent Agency
- Warner Bros. Discovery
Average Starting Salary: $52,836
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Results reflect information on 363 of 373 undergraduate degree recipients, representing an 97% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 61% employed
- 20% continuing education
- 18% still seeking employment
- 1% not seeking employment
Featured Employers
- CBX, LLC
- Design Collective
- IBM
- Lebowitz
- Levis
- Live Nation
- Louis Vuitton
- Major League Baseball
- Morahan Arts and Media
- NBCUniversal
- New York City Children’s Theater
- P3 Productions
- Paramount
- Penguin Random House
- Procter & Gamble (P&G)
- Rookie Road, Inc.
- StarLux Games
- Stella Adler Studio of Acting
- Sweetwater
- Syracuse University
- The Brick Theater
- The Glimmerglass Festival
- The Mirage
- The Red Door Films
- United Talent Agency
Average Starting Salary: $55,936
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Results reflect information on 425 of 450 undergraduate degree recipients, representing a 94% knowledge rate.
Outcomes Breakdown
- 82% employed
- 11% continuing education
- 6% still seeking employment
- 1% enlisted in military service
- >1% not seeking employment
Featured Employers
- AlphaSights
- Amazon
- Bloomberg
- Deloitte
- EY LLP
- Goldman Sachs
- GroupM
- Horizon Media
- IBM
- JPMorgan Chase
- KPMG
- Macy’s
- Mainfreight
- Meridian Capital Group
- MetLife
- Morgan Stanley
- National Grid
- NBCUniversal
- Oracle
- PepsiCo
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- Ross Stores
- Synchrony
- The Walt Disney Company
- TikTok