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Registered Nursing at San Francisco State University

If you plan to study registered nursing, 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 approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 136 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from SFSU.

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

SFSU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

SFSU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing 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 registered nursing major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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
14
14
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 72
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 74
80
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 118
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 155
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 177
Best Registered Nursing Schools 207
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 328
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 360
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 795
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 907
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,711

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from SFSU. This makes it the #72 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical registered 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.

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

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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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

86% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at SFSU awarded 49 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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In the registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320

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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