The invention belongs to a novel synthesis method for dehydroepiandrosterone, which comprises the following steps: oximation of 16-dehydropregnenolone acetate, Beckmann rearrangement, hydrolysis and refining to obtain a product. The synthesis method is characterized by carrying out oximation of ketone by using sodium acetate as a base and water and ethanol as solvent, carrying out Beckmann rearrangement, hydrolysis and one-pot refining reaction, reacting 16-dehydropregnenolone acetate oxime with p-toluenesulfonamide chloride, benzenesulfonyl chloride, triethylamine or N,N-dimethyl-pyridine (DMAP) in a dichloromethane solution, concentrating the solvent after reaction, adding methanol and a sodium hydroxide solution for refluxing hydrolysis, cooling and regulating the pH value to 7-8, adding activated carbon, then refluxing for 30-60 minutes, filtering, concentrating, crystallizing, and centrifuging to obtain the product. The synthesis method provided by the invention is simple to operate, and has characteristics of mild reaction conditions, high yield, low environmental pollution and the like.