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General Chemistry at San Francisco State University

General Chemistry at San Francisco State University

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if San Francisco State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry 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 General Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry

SFSU General Chemistry Rankings

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

Chemistry Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry 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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SFSU General Chemistry Master’s Program

40% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Chemistry Professors 1,570 $116,530

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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