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Urban Studies at San Francisco State University

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Urban Studies at San Francisco State University

If you are interested in studying urban studies, 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. Of the 6,627 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in 2021, 31 of them were urban studies majors.

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

SFSU Urban Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies

SFSU Urban Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the urban studies progam at SFSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The urban studies major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban Studies. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12

How Much Do Urban Studies Graduates from SFSU Make?

The median salary of urban studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $41,994. This is 18% higher than $35,454, which is the national average for all urban studies bachelor's degree recipients.

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Urban Studies Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in urban studies from SFSU. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

SFSU also has a doctoral program available in urban studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Urban Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban studies 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
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Social Sciences Professors 2,760 $147,680
Sociologists 1,070 $98,560

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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