Political Science & Government at San Francisco State University

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

SFSU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

SFSU Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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.

Political Science Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

SFSU Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of political science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at San Francisco State University. 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	131

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Economics Professors	700	$139,050
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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.