Museum Studies at San Francisco State University

If you plan to study museum studies, 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 Museum Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Museum Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Museum Studies

SFSU Museum Studies Rankings

Museum Studies Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Museum Studies Master’s Program

78% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of museum studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in museum studies each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a museum studies master's degree from SFSU, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the museum studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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 museum studies.

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

Concentrations Within Museum Studies

If you plan to be a museum studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Museology/Museum Studies	9

Careers That Museum Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in museum studies 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
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
Curators	1,140	$67,650
Archivists	380	$72,240

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.

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