Physical Sciences at San Francisco State University

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if San Francisco State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

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 Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

SFSU Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at SFSU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SFSU Physical Sciences Master’s Program

36% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at San Francisco State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Francisco State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	25
Chemistry	20
Geological & Earth Sciences	6

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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
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