Writing Studies at San Francisco State University

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at San Francisco State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Writing Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

SFSU Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of writing master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from SFSU, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at San Francisco State University. 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
Creative Writing	22

Related Majors

• General English Literature

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing 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
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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.