Education at San Francisco State University

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. In 2021, 253 education majors received their bachelor's degree from SFSU.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Education

SFSU Education Rankings

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	73
Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	224
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	340
Most Focused Education Schools	946

In 2021, 231 students received their master’s degree in education from SFSU. This makes it the #161 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 253 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from SFSU. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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	77
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	98
White	31
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

SFSU Education Master’s Program

Of the 231 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SFSU, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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	10
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	93
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

SFSU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

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

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
• Image Credit: By Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.