Special Education at San Francisco State University

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

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year.

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

SFSU Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

SFSU Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Special Ed Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students earned a master's degree in special ed from SFSU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at San Francisco State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Francisco State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	97

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• General Education
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	15,230	$80,370
Special Education Professors	10,520	$82,380
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,710	$76,860
Special Education Teachers	2,950	$66,640

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.