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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in math from SFSU.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools 73
Most Popular Mathematics Schools 227

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in math from SFSU. This makes it the #73 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

54% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from SFSU in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at SFSU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

SFSU Mathematics Master’s Program

27% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in math from SFSU. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

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In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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