San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California · Public

Of 85 assessed programs, 83 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 135 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,341
$30k to $48k	$9,867
$48k to $75k	$11,825
$75k to $110k	$14,556
$110k and up	$22,523
All families (average)	$12,278

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

85 of 220 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$73,775	+$36,799	clears the bar	$15,000	0.4 yrs	1,314
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,902	+$18,926	clears the bar	$15,000	0.8 yrs	398
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$74,204	+$37,228	clears the bar	$15,000	0.4 yrs	362
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$105,166	+$68,190	clears the bar	$17,353	0.3 yrs	293
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$63,764	+$26,788	clears the bar	$14,992	0.6 yrs	266
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$63,731	+$26,755	clears the bar	$13,703	0.5 yrs	264
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$59,993	+$23,017	clears the bar	$12,500	0.5 yrs	258
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$47,149	+$10,173	clears the bar	$17,375	1.7 yrs	226
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$59,678	+$22,702	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	194
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$59,056	+$22,080	clears the bar	$17,250	0.8 yrs	186
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$150,102	+$113,126	clears the bar	$15,233	0.1 yrs	162
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,550	+$21,574	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	157
English	Bachelor's Degree	$56,297	+$19,321	clears the bar	$16,743	0.9 yrs	143
Education	Master's Degree	$75,757	+$38,781	clears the bar	$26,500	0.7 yrs	131
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,385	+$25,409	clears the bar	$15,000	0.6 yrs	122
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,990	+$23,014	clears the bar	$17,303	0.8 yrs	117
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,915	+$24,939	clears the bar	$16,200	0.6 yrs	117
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$61,895	+$24,919	clears the bar	$16,461	0.7 yrs	110
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$42,868	+$5,892	clears the bar	$17,610	3.0 yrs	104
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,617	+$21,641	clears the bar	$15,250	0.7 yrs	97
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$65,252	+$28,276	clears the bar	$18,250	0.6 yrs	92
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,104	+$65,128	clears the bar	$21,250	0.3 yrs	75
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,894	+$53,918	clears the bar	$17,500	0.3 yrs	65
Special Education	Master's Degree	$76,580	+$39,604	clears the bar	$24,072	0.6 yrs	64
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$131,094	+$94,118	clears the bar	$46,558	0.5 yrs	62
History	Bachelor's Degree	$58,717	+$21,741	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	61
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$82,697	+$45,721	clears the bar	$13,625	0.3 yrs	58
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$65,775	+$28,799	clears the bar	$16,625	0.6 yrs	58
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$53,575	+$16,599	clears the bar	$17,625	1.1 yrs	57
Biology	Master's Degree	$128,052	+$91,076	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$65,510	+$28,534	clears the bar	$14,125	0.5 yrs	53
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,532	+$33,556	clears the bar	$16,500	0.5 yrs	51
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$62,116	+$25,140	clears the bar	$14,087	0.6 yrs	49
Nursing	Master's Degree	$152,207	+$115,231	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
English	Master's Degree	$62,210	+$25,234	clears the bar	$40,605	1.6 yrs	46
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$57,260	+$20,284	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	42
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$76,134	+$39,158	clears the bar	$14,986	0.4 yrs	41
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$42,993	+$6,017	clears the bar	$15,750	2.6 yrs	41
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,129	+$57,153	clears the bar	$13,750	0.2 yrs	38
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$112,454	+$75,478	clears the bar	$16,125	0.2 yrs	38
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,300	+$24,324	clears the bar	$16,500	0.7 yrs	37
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$95,402	+$58,426	clears the bar	$35,880	0.6 yrs	37
Social Work	Master's Degree	$94,452	+$57,476	clears the bar	$23,688	0.4 yrs	35
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$44,848	+$7,872	clears the bar	$17,940	2.3 yrs	30
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$61,603	+$24,627	clears the bar	$15,750	0.6 yrs	29
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$108,093	+$71,117	clears the bar	$25,864	0.4 yrs	29
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,212	+$18,236	clears the bar	$16,500	0.9 yrs	28
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$68,524	+$31,548	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$91,778	+$54,802	clears the bar	$40,113	0.7 yrs	27
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$70,207	+$33,231	clears the bar	$18,625	0.6 yrs	27
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$63,590	+$26,614	clears the bar	$16,359	0.6 yrs	26
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$38,639	+$1,663	clears the bar	$15,500	9.3 yrs	26
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$62,221	+$25,245	clears the bar	$29,503	1.2 yrs	25
Accounting	Master's Degree	$78,065 1-year earnings	+$41,089	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$157,979	+$121,003	clears the bar	$61,250	0.5 yrs	23
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,323	+$34,347	clears the bar	$16,750	0.5 yrs	22
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	$75,709	+$38,733	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,623	+$25,647	clears the bar	$14,387	0.6 yrs	18
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$44,140 1-year earnings	+$7,164	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Master's Degree	$79,053	+$42,077	clears the bar	$30,500	0.7 yrs	13
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$44,627	+$7,651	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$75,207	+$38,231	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$48,959	+$11,983	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$58,530	+$21,554	clears the bar	$16,702	0.8 yrs	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$72,271	+$35,295	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,032	+$22,056	clears the bar	$16,689	0.8 yrs	1
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$109,935	+$72,959	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$96,298	+$59,322	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$86,425	+$49,449	clears the bar	$18,750	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$77,699	+$40,723	clears the bar	$18,834	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$57,920 1-year earnings	+$20,944	clears the bar	$12,500	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$92,546	+$55,570	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$74,482	+$37,506	clears the bar	$19,000	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	$60,613 1-year earnings	+$23,637	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$85,037	+$48,061	clears the bar	$24,186	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,722	+$8,746	clears the bar	$11,000	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$68,440	+$31,464	clears the bar	$16,750	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$34,764 1-year earnings	-$2,212	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$96,854	+$59,878	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$29,317 1-year earnings	-$7,659	falls short	$12,500	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$81,587	+$44,611	clears the bar	$12,971	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$78,310	+$41,334	clears the bar	$15,128	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$75,824	+$38,848	clears the bar	$20,897	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$48,546 1-year earnings	+$11,570	clears the bar	$20,500	1.8 yrs	insufficient data
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$71,691	+$34,715	clears the bar	$12,408	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	240
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Film and Photography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Marine Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Apparel and Textiles	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Hospitality Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fine Arts	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Nutrition Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Civil Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.