Marine Sciences at San Francisco State University

If you plan to study marine sciences, 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 has a total student population of 27,349.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SFSU Marine Sciences Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Marine Sciences

SFSU Marine Sciences Rankings

Marine Sciences Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Marine Sciences Master’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of marine sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in marine sciences each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a marine sciences master's degree from SFSU, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the marine sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 marine sciences.

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

Careers That Marine Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine sciences 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Geoscientists	4,100	$97,550
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	2,240	$75,840

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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