From San Francisco State University, you can go anywhere.
San Francisco State was ranked in the top 25 for U.S. universities on Payscale and CollegeNet’s Social Mobility Index. That means we’re among the best at making it affordable for our students to graduate and obtain good-paying jobs. Our graduates are now leaders in fields from journalism, creative writing and film to technology, science, business, government and education.

Passionate Faculty
Passionate Faculty
San Francisco State professors are passionate leaders in their fields and devoted teachers. Whether it’s Biology Professor John Hafernik, who discovered “zombie bees,” or Guggenheim Fellow and queer, black cinema artist Assistant Professor Cheryl Dunye, San Francisco State’s 1,826 faculty are shaping the conversation in the arts, culture, technology, health care and science.

Hands on Experience
Hands on Experience
San Francisco State offers 73 degrees. Whatever you choose to study, you will gain real-world experience — whether it’s from a variety of internship opportunities, field work or more than 500 courses that combine learning with volunteering locally. Our students have logged in 875,000 community service hours.

Student Success
Student Success
“While at San Francisco State, I discovered my mission and my purpose. The Scholarship and Enrichment Opportunities Office provided me with funding to explore my scientific research, and that changed my entire trajectory.” —Talia Hart (B.S., biology, ’17), pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard
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Area of Study
- Accounting
- Adapted Physical Education Curriculum
- Adult Education
- Africana Studies
- African Studies
- American Indian Studies
- American Studies
- Animation
- Anthropology
- Apparel Design and Merchandising
- Applied Mathematics
- Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies
- Art
- Art Education
- Art History
- Art History and Studio Art
- Asian American Studies
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Athletic Coaching
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Autism Spectrum
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Science
- Biotechnology
- Botany
- Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts
- Business Administration
- Business Ethics and Compliance
- California Studies
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Chinese
- Chinese Language
- Chinese Literature and Linguistics
- Cinema
- Cinema Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Classics
- Clinical Laboratory Science
- Clinical Psychology
- Commercial Real Estate
- Communication Studies
- Communicative Disorders
- Comparative Literature
- Composition
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Conflict Resolution
- Consumer and Family Sciences: see Family and Consumer Sciences
- Cooperative Education
- Counseling
- Counseling Deaf Persons
- Counseling Deafened and Hard of Hearing Persons
- Creative Writing
- Credential Programs, Teaching and Educational Services
- Criminal Justice Studies
- Critical Social Thought
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- Dance
- Decision Sciences
- Design
- Design and Industry
- Design/Technical Production (Theatre Arts)
- Developmental Psychology
- Dietetics
- Digital Animation
- Digital Media Production
- Drama
- Early Childhood
- Early Childhood Education
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology
- Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
- Economics
- Education Overview
- Education
- Education Minor
- Education, Special Interest Area
- Educational Administration
- Educational Technology: see Instructional Technologies
- Electrical Engineering
- Elementary Education
- Embedded Electrical and Computer Systems
- Energy Systems
- Engineering
- English and American Literature
- English: Creative Writing
- English: English Education
- English: Individual Major
- English: Linguistics
- English: Literature
- English: English and American Literature
- English: Linguistics
- English: Composition
- English: Linguistics
- English: Literature
- English: TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
- English: Immigrant Literacies
- English: Teaching Composition
- English: Teaching Post-Secondary Reading
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Equity and Social Justice in Education
- Ethnic Studies
- European Studies
- Executive Master of Business Administration
- Exercise and Movement Sciences
- Exercise Physiology
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Film: see Cinema
- Film and Media Studies
- Finance
- Flagship Chinese Language
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- French
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- Genetic Engineering
- Geographic Information Science
- Geography
- Geology: see Earth Sciences
- Geosciences
- German
- Gerontology
- Global Peace, Human Rights, and Justice Studies
- Guide Dog Mobility
- Health Education
- History
- History Honors
- Holistic Health
- Home Economics
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Human Sexuality Studies
- Humanities
- Immigrant Literacies
- Industrial Arts
- Industrial Design
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Information Systems
- Information Technology Auditing
- Instructional Technologies
- Interdisciplinary Studies (Graduate)
- Interior Design
- International Business
- International Relations
- Italian
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- Japanese
- Jewish Studies
- Journalism:
- Kinesiology
- Labor and Employment Studies
- Language and Literacy Education
- Latin American Studies
- Latina/Latino Studies
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Literature
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- Management
- Marine Biology
- Marine Biology and Limnology
- Marine Science
- Marketing
- Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling
- Mathematics
- Mathematics Education (elementary)
- Mathematics Education (secondary)
- Mathematics for Advanced Study
- Mathematics for Liberal Arts
- Mathematics for Teaching
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Technology
- Meteorology: see Earth Sciences
- Microbiology
- Middle East and Islamic Studies
- Mind, Brain, and Behavior
- Modern Greek Studies
- Modern Languages and Literatures
- Movement Science
- Museum Studies
- Music
- Music/Recording Industry
- Natural Resource Management and Conservation
- Nursing
- Oceanography: see Earth Sciences
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- Pacific Asian Studies
- Paralegal Studies
- Persian Studies
- Philosophy
- Philosophy and Religion:
- Photojournalism
- Physical Activity: Social Scientific Perspectives
- Physical Education
- Physical Therapy
- Physics
- Physics for Teaching
- Physiology
- Physiology and Behavioral Biology
- Political Science
- Pre-health Professions
- Pre-nursing
- Pre-physical Therapy
- Print and On-line Journalism
- Product Design and Development
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Race and Resistance Studies
- Reading
- Recreation
- Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- Religious Studies
- Resource Management and Environmental Planning
- Russian
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- School Age Child and Family
- School Psychology
- Screenwriting
- Secondary Education
- Sexuality Studies
- Social Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
- South Asian Studies
- Spanish
- Spanish-English Interpretation
- Special Education
- Special Major
- Statistics
- Structural/Earthquakes
- Studio Art
- Sustainable Business
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Teaching of Composition
- Teaching Post-secondary Reading
- Technical and Professional Writing
- Theatre Arts
- Training Systems Development
- Urban Studies and Planning:
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- Visual Communication Design
- Weather Study
- Women and Gender Studies
- Women’s Health Issues
- World Development Studies
- World Music and Dance
- Youth Work and Out of School Time
- Youth and Human Services Non-profit Agency Administration
- Zoology
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