Communication & Journalism at San Francisco State University

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at San Francisco State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 582 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from SFSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SFSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how SFSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	32
	68

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from SFSU. This makes it the #152 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SFSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at San Francisco State University.

SFSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 582 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from SFSU. About 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at SFSU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	196
White	161
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	75

SFSU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 16 communication and journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SFSU, about 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco State University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SFSU also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Francisco State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	343
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	194
Journalism	61

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for San Francisco State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.