Education at San Francisco State University

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying education, 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 has a total student population of 27,349.

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

SFSU Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

SFSU Education Rankings

The education major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #225 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Education Bachelor’s Program

93% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	97
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

SFSU Education Master’s Program

78% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 22% better 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 master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	86
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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
Teacher Education Grade Specific	269
General Education	128
Special Education	97
Student Counseling	43
Educational Administration	18
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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
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