Communication Sciences at San Francisco State University

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at San Francisco State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from SFSU.

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

SFSU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

SFSU Communication Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. 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
	6
	13
	15
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	58
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	61
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	70
Best Communication Sciences Schools	83
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	190
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	234

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from SFSU. This makes it the #51 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SFSU Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $31,065. This is 27% higher than $24,407, which is the national average for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The communication sciences program at SFSU awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at SFSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication sciences 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SFSU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 26% better 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 master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Francisco State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	99

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences 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
Speech-Language Pathologists	13,220	$93,510
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Audiologists	990	$100,960

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
• Image Credit: By Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.