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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in gerontology.

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

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 gerontology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SFSU, about 25% were men and 75% were 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 7% more men than average.

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In the gerontology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 gerontology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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