Music at San Francisco State University
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 Music section at the bottom of this page.
SFSU Music Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music
- Master’s Degree in Music
SFSU Music Rankings
The music major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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.
Music Student Demographics at SFSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at San Francisco State University.
SFSU Music Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music 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 music.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
SFSU Music Master’s Program
In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 music.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Music
If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 |
|---|---|
| General Music | 17 |
| Music Performance | 15 |
Related Majors
Careers That Music Grads May Go Into
A degree in music 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 |
|---|---|---|
| High School Teachers | 112,960 | $80,510 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 9,710 | $115,460 |
| Music Directors and Composers | 1,230 | $64,600 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Briantrejo under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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