Journalism at San Francisco State University
SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349. Of the 6,627 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in 2021, 61 of them were journalism majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.
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SFSU Journalism Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
SFSU Journalism Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at SFSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| Most Popular Journalism Schools | 57 |
How Much Do Journalism Graduates from SFSU Make?
The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $36,564. This is 15% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.
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 24% 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 | 8 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
SFSU also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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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