Social Sciences at San Francisco State University

If you are interested in studying social 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 512 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from SFSU.

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

SFSU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

SFSU Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how SFSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	138
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	249
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	448

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from SFSU. This makes it the #139 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at SFSU awarded 512 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	198
White	109
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

SFSU Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from SFSU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SFSU also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Political Science & Government	131
Sociology	131
Economics	78
International Relations & National Security	73
Anthropology	55
Geography & Cartography	43
Urban Studies	31

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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
• Image Credit: By Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.