Nursing at San Francisco State University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing 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, 136 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from SFSU.

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

SFSU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

SFSU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing 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 nursing major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
	7
	19
	49
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	82
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	83
	88
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	135
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	188
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	200
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	211
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	234
Best Nursing Schools	254
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348
Most Popular Nursing Schools	423
Best Value Nursing Schools	830
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	955
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,798

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in nursing from SFSU. This makes it the #201 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SFSU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $99,655. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 58% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at SFSU awarded 136 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SFSU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	44
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

SFSU Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from SFSU in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Registered Nursing	185
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	7

Related Majors

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

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Nurse Practitioners	13,420	$133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,390	$101,320
Nurse Anesthetists	1,180	$212,210

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.