Gerontology at San Francisco State University

If you plan to study gerontology, take a look at what San Francisco State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Gerontology section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Gerontology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Gerontology

SFSU Gerontology Rankings

Gerontology Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Gerontology Master’s Program

78% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of gerontology master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in gerontology each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a gerontology master's degree from SFSU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco State University with a master's in gerontology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Gerontology

If you plan to be a gerontology 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
Gerontology	8

Careers That Gerontology Grads May Go Into

A degree in gerontology 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
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970

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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National Center for Education Statistics
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