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Criminal justice at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 235 criminal justice majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a standout program at 97 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally.

97/100Standout#3 of 472 for criminal justice →
Graduates a year2354% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.13× the same major nationally
Admit rate96%whole school

Around San Francisco State University

// Reel-to-rell recorders and magnetic tape by Sameer Verma, San Francisco State
Concord Stereophonic 440 tape recorder (18344803338)Photo: Sameer Verma from San Francisco, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Many students and other people gather here by the truckloads when there is some
Student gathering, San Francisco State University (November 2009)Photo: Michael Ocampo · CC BY 2.0 · source
Looka em all. S'many.
SF State studentsPhoto: Orin Zebest from San Francisco, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten, January 2025
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Where criminal justice happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 7 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. George Mason University 100
  2. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 98
  3. George Washington University 96
  4. California State University–East Bay 95
  5. American University 95
  6. California State University–Sacramento 94

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Francisco State University with every school we score in criminal justice. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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