Applied Mathematics at San Francisco State University

If you are interested in studying applied mathematics, 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. In 2021, 12 applied math majors received their bachelor's degree from SFSU.

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

SFSU Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math

SFSU Applied Mathematics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The applied math major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied Mathematics. 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
Most Popular Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167

Applied Math Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in applied math from SFSU. About 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at SFSU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math 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 applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Mathematics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied math 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
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Financial Specialists	19,100	$80,720
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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

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