by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on San Diego State University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
At San Diego State University, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 17,490 undergraduate · 4,366 graduate (21,856 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at San Diego State University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 10,928 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 2,399 |
| Psychology, General. | 707 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 547 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 414 |
Among San Diego State University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $100,404 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $90,719 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | $79,248 |
| Computer Engineering. | $73,334 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $72,385 |
The majors at San Diego State University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 10,928 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
2,399 | $43,383 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
111 | $41,595 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. · Meeting and Event Planning. |
87 | $43,577 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
41 | NA |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
20 | $65,842 |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
14 | NA |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Health/Medical Physics. · Public Health, Other. · International Public Health/International Health. |
288 | $53,580 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
231 | $90,719 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist. · Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. |
189 | $33,572 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. |
67 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. · Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other. |
33 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. · Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist. |
10 | NA |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
216 | $42,818 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
176 | $31,838 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
150 | $30,004 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ National Security Policy Studies. · International Relations and National Security Studies, Other. |
77 | $28,674 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
57 | $26,106 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
57 | NA |
| Social Sciences, General. | 42 | $26,805 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 24 | NA |
| Criminology. | 11 | NA |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. |
397 | $37,857 |
| Education, General. | 226 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Community College Administration. |
89 | $100,404 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
57 | $47,952 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
13 | $68,268 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. |
6 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries. |
3 | NA |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. ↳ Bilingual and Multilingual Education. |
2 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 210 | $65,965 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
160 | $63,495 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
137 | $72,385 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
116 | $61,870 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. · Computer Software Engineering. |
75 | $73,334 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 30 | $54,240 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
14 | NA |
| Engineering, Other. | 5 | NA |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 707 | $26,702 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Clinical Psychology. · School Psychology. |
35 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
337 | $34,509 |
| Journalism. | 121 | $33,791 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Radio and Television. |
86 | $24,147 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Health Communication. |
37 | $37,838 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
547 | $31,547 |
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. |
290 | $22,994 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music, General. |
79 | $17,224 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Musical Theatre. |
68 | $23,178 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
6 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
414 | $24,520 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 14 | $32,608 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
277 | $33,006 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
31 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
10 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Ecology. |
7 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 281 | $62,997 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. |
18 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
169 | $28,861 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 72 | NA |
| Computational Science. | 21 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 11 | NA |
| Linguistics and Anthropology. | 6 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
273 | $25,662 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 158 | $43,183 |
| Public Administration. | 99 | $46,415 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 134 | $24,209 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Writing, General. · Creative Writing. · Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
37 | $33,295 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
91 | $26,059 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. · Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. |
31 | $22,508 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. |
14 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
62 | $40,950 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Atomic/Molecular Physics. |
29 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. |
15 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geophysics and Seismology. |
14 | $38,297 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
106 | $27,033 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
41 | $37,895 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
38 | $32,780 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
26 | $45,625 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
102 | $33,271 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. · African-American/Black Studies. · American Indian/Native American Studies. · Gay/Lesbian Studies. |
48 | $35,249 |
| Area Studies. ↳ Latin American Studies. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 33 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 17 | $79,248 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 12 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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