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Music at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 26 music majors a year. That puts it 291st of 749 schools we score for music, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $39,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×).

60/100Solid#291 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year26under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$39,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$149Ka 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
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten Jan 30, 2025 0Photo: Grandmaster Huon · CC0 · source

Where music happens

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

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. Radford University 60
  2. University of Portland 60
  3. Simpson College 60
  4. Reed College 60
  5. University of the Pacific 60
  6. Texas A&M International University 60
  7. University of Nebraska at Omaha 60
  8. Boise State University 60

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 music. 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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