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Marine Sciences at San Francisco State University

Marine Sciences at San Francisco State University

3 Master's Degrees
If you are interested in studying marine sciences, 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 Marine Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Marine Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Marine Sciences

SFSU Marine Sciences Rankings

Marine Sciences Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Marine Sciences Master’s Program

60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of marine sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in marine sciences each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a marine sciences master's degree from SFSU, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the marine sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% 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 marine sciences.

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

Careers That Marine Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine sciences 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Geoscientists 4,100 $97,550
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 2,240 $75,840

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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