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Computer Science at San Francisco State University

If you plan to study computer science, 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 has a total student population of 27,349. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 237 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from SFSU.

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

SFSU Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

SFSU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science 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 computer science major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 43
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 60
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 96
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 129
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 141
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 144
163
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 175
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 176
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 195
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 207
274
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 277
Best General Computer Science Schools 323
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In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in computer science from SFSU. This makes it the #97 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 237 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from SFSU. About 82% were men and 18% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science 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 computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 111
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 37
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

SFSU Computer Science Master’s Program

48% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 31 computer science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SFSU, about 52% were men and 48% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers 63,640 $180,250
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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