General Economics at San Francisco State University

If you plan to study general economics, 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 has a total student population of 29,778. Of the 1,642 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in 2019, 60 of them were general economics majors.

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

SFSU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics

SFSU General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how SFSU performed in these rankings.

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 general economics major at SFSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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
Most Popular General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	93
Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	97
Most Focused General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	105
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular General Economics Schools	132
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	368
Best General Economics Schools	371
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	378
Most Focused General Economics Schools	409

In 2019, 4 students received their master’s degree in general economics from SFSU. This makes it the #93 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 60 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from SFSU. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at SFSU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics 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 general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	8
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SFSU General Economics Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 general economics majors earned their master's degree from SFSU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco State University with a master's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SFSU also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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.