Education at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 272 students received their master's degree in education.

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

USFCA Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

USFCA Education Rankings

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #153 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Education Master’s Program

Of the 272 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USFCA, about 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. USFCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	92
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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 University of San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	131
Educational Administration	79
Multilingual Education	26
Teaching English or French	20
Teacher Education Subject Specific	16
Teacher Education Grade Specific	13
Special Education	8
Curriculum & Instruction	6
Instructional Media Design	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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 University of San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.