San Francisco State University

PhD, Education

Official program page (opens in new tab)

Funding: Typical for admitted students
Graduate students: 3,119
Alumni earnings, 10 yr: $68,077

Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.

What you need to apply

GRENot stated
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)Not stated
Minimum GPARequired
3.0 GPA or equivalent
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeNot stated
Statement of purposeNot stated

In the school's own words

“Many – but not all – San Francisco State departments employ academically eligible graduate students as Graduate Assistants (GAs) and Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAs).”

“Have a minimum cumulative post-baccalaureate GPA of 3.0 (B)”

Extracted from bulletin.sfsu.edu (opens in new tab) and grad.sfsu.edu (opens in new tab) · verified 2026-09-08

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