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Sociology at San Francisco State University

Sociology at San Francisco State University

If you are interested in studying sociology, 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 has a total student population of 27,349.

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

SFSU Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

SFSU Sociology Rankings

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

Sociology Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% 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 sociology 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 sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 75
White 16
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Francisco State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 131

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociologists 1,070 $98,560
Sociology Professors 970 $103,600

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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