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Computer Science at San Francisco State University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at San Francisco State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 237 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from SFSU.

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

SFSU Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
  • Master’s Degree in CompSci

SFSU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at SFSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
274
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 277

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in compsci from SFSU. This makes it the #97 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SFSU CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $55,088. This is less than $63,247, which is the national average of all compsci majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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CompSci Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 237 students earned a bachelor's degree in compsci from SFSU. About 18% of these graduates were women and the other 82% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 111
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 37
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

SFSU Computer Science Master’s Program

48% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers 63,640 $180,250
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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