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Physics at San Francisco State University

Physics at San Francisco State University

If you are interested in studying physics, 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 has a total student population of 27,349.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

SFSU Physics Rankings

The physics major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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.

Physics Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Physics Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at SFSU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SFSU Physics Master’s Program

36% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of physics master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco State University with a master's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Physics 25

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

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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