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Special Education at San Francisco State University

If you are interested in studying special 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 approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year.

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

SFSU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

SFSU Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Special Education Master’s Program

83% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 special ed majors earned their master's degree from SFSU. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 28
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 15,230 $80,370
Special Education Professors 10,520 $82,380
Interpreters and Translators 9,310 $58,180
Middle School Special Education Teachers 4,710 $76,860
Special Education Teachers 2,950 $66,640

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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