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Economics at San Francisco State University

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what San Francisco State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 74 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from SFSU.

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

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SFSU Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Master’s Degree in Economics

SFSU Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at SFSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	64
	82
	155
	158
	176
	188
	236
	365
	366
	378

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in economics from SFSU. This makes it the #177 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from SFSU Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $43,709. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Economics Bachelor’s Program

32% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from SFSU. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	14
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SFSU Economics Master’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The economics program at SFSU awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SFSU also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	75
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	3

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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 San Francisco State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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