Economics at San Francisco State University

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

SFSU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

SFSU Economics Rankings

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

Economics Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SFSU Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of economics master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% 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 economics.

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

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics 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
General Economics	75
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	3

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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.