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Political Science at San Francisco State University

If you are interested in studying Political Science, you may want to check out the program at San Francisco State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

San Francisco State University is in San Francisco, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 124 political science degrees were awarded at San Francisco State University.

Studying Online at San Francisco State University

Many students take online classes at San Francisco State University. Among 22,563 students, 1,684 (7%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 12,257 (54%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Political Science graduates at San Francisco State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Political Science graduates at San Francisco State University are 59% women (73) and 41% men (51).

Political Science Bachelor’s Program at San Francisco State University

Of the 114 bachelor’s political science degrees awarded at San Francisco State University, 62% were women (71) and 38% were men (43).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Political Science bachelor’s degree recipients at San Francisco State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	30
Hispanic / Latino	61
Black / African American	7
Asian	9
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of Political Science bachelor’s degree recipients at San Francisco State University, above the national average of 41%.*

Political Science Master’s Program at San Francisco State University

Of the 10 master’s political science graduates at San Francisco State University, 20% were women (2) and 80% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Political Science master’s degree recipients at San Francisco State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Political Science master’s degree recipients at San Francisco State University, above the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Political Science Graduates

Students who finish Political Science program at San Francisco State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Political Science majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Political Scientists	$71,521
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,472

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.