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Design & Applied Arts at San Francisco State University

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Design & Applied Arts at San Francisco State University

Every design and applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in design.

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

SFSU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Design

SFSU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Design & Applied Arts from SFSU in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in design each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% 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 design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators 10,760 $87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Interior Designers 8,460 $68,440
Art Directors 7,620 $127,630

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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