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Public policy & social work at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 24 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 239th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.32× 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.

52/100Solid#239 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year24under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.32× 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 public policy & social work happens

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

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Montclair State University 52
  2. University of Nebraska at Omaha 52
  3. Prairie View A&M University 52
  4. Northern Michigan University 52
  5. Alvernia University 52
  6. Xavier University 52
  7. University of Colorado Denver 52
  8. Pacific University 52

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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 public policy & social work. 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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