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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.
Two students working in a 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

# 9

Best Human Nutrition Schools (College Factual)
# 6

Social Policy (U.S. News & World Report)
# 4

Best Human Sciences Business Services School (College Factual)
# 31

in Audiology (U.S. News & World Report)
Alumni Ethan Tyo ’17, G’23 cooking in kitchen classroom.

Discover Health and Human Services Majors and Minors

Pursue your interests with a customizable health or human services 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.

  • Boston Children's Hospital
  • Chobani
  • Crunch Fitness
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • EPIC IPG Health
  • MASS General
  • New York State Senate
  • Pfizer
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • Syenos Health
  • The National Institute of Health
Learn more about degree outcomes

I have been constantly supported by my advisors and professors and always been steered in the right direction to not only achieve my goals but also push me out of my comfort zone when I needed it most.

Zoe Rubin ’26 Health and Exercise Science B.S. David B. Falk College of Sport
Zoe Rubin helping someone lift weights at the Barnes Center at the Arch.

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
  • Exercise Science Club
  • Kesem at Syracuse University
  • 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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