History at San Francisco State University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if San Francisco State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

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 History section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

SFSU History Rankings

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

History Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SFSU History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of history master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at San Francisco State University. 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
History	95

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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.