Journalism at San Francisco State University
If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what San Francisco State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.
SFSU Journalism Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
SFSU Journalism Rankings
The journalism major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.
Journalism Student Demographics at SFSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at San Francisco State University.
SFSU Journalism Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 journalism.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Concentrations Within Journalism
If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Francisco State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 61 |
Related Majors
Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into
A degree in 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Film and Video Editors | 11,380 | $112,530 |
| Editors | 11,060 | $78,150 |
| Writers and Authors | 7,910 | $96,910 |
| Photographers | 6,060 | $52,720 |
| Reporters and Correspondents | 3,430 | $67,820 |
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.
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