Mathematics at San Francisco State University

If you plan to study mathematics, take a look at what San Francisco State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

SFSU Mathematics Rankings

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

Math Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at SFSU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SFSU Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of math master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mathematics

The following math 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
General Mathematics	37

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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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