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Philosophy at San Francisco State University

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at San Francisco State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received their master's degree in philosophy.

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

SFSU Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy

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Philosophy Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Philosophy Master’s Program

21% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a master's degree in philosophy from SFSU. About 79% were men and 21% were women.

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In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 2,220 $114,370
Mathematicians 530 $100,000

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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