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Geography at San Francisco State University

Geography at San Francisco State University

Every geography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography program at San Francisco State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Geography section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Geography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
  • Master’s Degree in Geography

SFSU Geography Rankings

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

Geography Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Geography Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

SFSU Geography Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of geography master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% 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 geography.

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

Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography 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
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Geographers 120 $85,530

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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