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Health and Human Services Career Path

Enhance the well-being of individuals, families and communities in a career where human connections promote values like sustainability and social justice.
Falk students working in Ernie Davis Lab.

Career Options

With a degree in health or human services, you’ll open doors in fields ranging from food studies to public health, social work to exercise science.

  • Child Life Specialist
  • Clinical Research Assistant
  • Clinical Services Manager
  • Epidemiologist (MPH)
  • Food Researcher/Policy Analyst
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MA)
  • Licensed Social Worker (MA)
  • Physical Therapy Aide
  • Registered Behavior Technician
  • Registered Dietitian (MA)

Stats and Facts

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Alumni Ethan Tyo ’17, G’23 cooking in kitchen classroom.

Discover Health and Human Services Majors and Minors

Pursue your interests with a customizable program that sets you up for success.

Coursework Highlights

Find courses that give you the knowledge and skills to stand out from the pack.

  • Digital Signal Processing and Control Systems Laboratory
  • Environmental Health
  • Exercise Prescription: Health and Disease
  • Feeding the City: Urban Food Systems
  • Food, Environment and Climate
  • Global Health
  • Health Psychology
  • Motor Behavior Across the Lifespan
  • Nutrition in Health
  • Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

Featured Employers

Our graduates land jobs with top employers.

  • American Heart Association
  • Fitness Together
  • Google, Inc.
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • National Academy of Sports Medicine
  • National Football League (NFL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • New York Yankees
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • SPEAR Physical Therapy
  • The Montag Group
Learn more about degree outcomes

Syracuse University is the perfect place to grow, academically, socially and professionally.

Violet Cabot ’24, G’25 4+1 speech-language pathology (SLP) program The College of Arts and Sciences
Violet Cabot ’24, G’25 in the Gebbie Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic, the linchpin of the 4+1 speech-language pathology program.

Clubs and Organizations

Learning happens inside and outside the classroom. Make connections to build your resume and your network.

  • Best Buddies International at SU
  • CHAARG at Syracuse
  • Kasem at Syracuse University
  • Mental Welness Society
  • Nutrition Education and Promotion Association
  • Pace Run Club
  • Rebecca Lee Pre Health Society
  • Syracuse University Ambulance
Student checking patients ears at the Gebbie Clinic.
Students and faculty working on the exercise science laboratory.
Student working with mentors during counseling internship.

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