Doctoral · San Francisco, California
Is Educational Administration and Supervision at San Francisco State University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 1.4 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $145,927
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $169,689
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $61,500
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $65k (likely $65k – $65k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $102k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in CA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 1.4 years (likely 1.0–2.0)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $529k (likely $226k – $879k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $1.74M (likely $1.08M – $2.47M)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at San Francisco State University
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$152,207
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$150,102
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$136,839
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$131,094
- Biology, General (Master's)$128,052
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$112,454
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$109,935
- Public Administration (Master's)$108,093
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$105,166
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$102,104
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$96,854
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral)$96,298
Educational Administration and Supervision at other schools in California
- San Diego State University$158,013
- California State University-East Bay$154,918
- University of Massachusetts Global$152,157
- California State University-Fullerton$141,254
- University of California-Los Angeles$140,028
- University of Southern California$138,552
- Loyola Marymount University$134,109
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$132,932
- University of California-Davis$130,291
- Concordia University-Irvine$128,949