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San Francisco State University Graduate Programs

San Francisco State University is a public institution situated in San Francisco, California. The city atmosphere of San Francisco makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

940 Master's Degrees
72 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is San Francisco State University?

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Contact details for SFSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone: 415-338-1111
Website: www.sfsu.edu

San Francisco State University Graduate Student Diversity

3,475 Graduate Students
65% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,475 graduate students at SFSU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of San Francisco State University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 732
Black or African American 183
Hispanic or Latino 766
White 1,104
International Students 326
Other Races/Ethnicities 364

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at San Francisco State University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at SFSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Japan.

Online Learning at San Francisco State University

3,034 Took All Classes Online
17,761 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 17,761 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SFSU has changed over the last few years.

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San Francisco State University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 240 62 0 302
General Education 9 131 0 140
General Biology 64 53 0 117
General English Literature 20 46 0 66
Special Education 0 64 0 64
Computer Science 33 27 0 60
Communication & Media Studies 50 9 0 59
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 49 49
Nursing 0 47 0 47
General Psychology 0 46 0 46
Communication Sciences 4 37 0 41
Criminal Justice & Corrections 37 0 0 37
Educational Administration 12 0 23 35
Ethnic Studies 14 21 0 35
Social Work 0 35 0 35
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 23 8 0 31
Student Counseling 3 27 0 30
Public Administration 0 29 0 29
General Engineering 2 26 0 28
Teacher Education Grade Specific 26 0 0 26
Writing Studies 1 25 0 26
Accounting 0 25 0 25
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 2 19 0 21
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 15 5 0 20
Public Health 0 13 0 13
Museum Studies 0 13 0 13
Health & Physical Education 1 12 0 13
Mathematics 0 12 0 12
Natural Resources Conservation 12 0 0 12
Philosophy 0 12 0 12
Marine Science 0 11 0 11
Fine & Studio Arts 7 4 0 11
Music 0 11 0 11
Gerontology 0 10 0 10
Physics 0 10 0 10
Geography & Cartography 2 8 0 10
Hospitality Management 9 0 0 9
Textile & Apparel Studies 9 0 0 9
History 0 9 0 9
Geological & Earth Sciences 6 3 0 9
Anthropology 6 3 0 9
Economics 4 5 0 9
Design & Applied Arts 0 8 0 8
Curriculum & Instruction 0 7 0 7
Chemistry 2 5 0 7
Liberal Arts General Studies 1 5 0 6
Nutrition Science 6 0 0 6
International Relations & National Security 1 5 0 6
Drama & Theater Arts 2 4 0 6
Civil Engineering 5 0 0 5
Political Science & Government 1 4 0 5
Mental & Social Health Services 0 4 0 4
Statistics 0 4 0 4
Behavioral Science 0 4 0 4
Electrical Engineering 3 0 0 3
General Family & Consumer Sciences 1 2 0 3
Classical Languages & Literature 1 2 0 3
East Asian Languages 1 2 0 3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 3 0 3
Romance Languages 0 2 0 2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1 0 0 1
Computer Engineering 1 0 0 1
Applied Mathematics 1 0 0 1
Child Development & Psychology 0 1 0 1
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 638 940 72 1,650

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.

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