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Education at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 241 education majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 290th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

57/100Solid#290 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year2414% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.27× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
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 education happens

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

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Robert Morris University 58
  2. Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 58
  3. California State University–Sacramento 57
  4. Florida International University 57
  5. University of Nebraska at Omaha 57
  6. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 57
  7. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 57
  8. Westfield State University 57

Other strong majors at San Francisco State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Francisco State University with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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