San Francisco State University
ROI analysis for 60 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's | $40,605 | $45,263 | 0.9x | CAUTION |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's | $29,503 | $39,666 | 0.74x | VIABLE |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's | $17,375 | $24,940 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's | $17,940 | $26,049 | 0.69x | VIABLE |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's | $16,461 | $24,267 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's | $40,113 | $60,297 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's | $17,610 | $27,781 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's | $46,558 | $77,510 | 0.6x | VIABLE |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's | $17,250 | $28,883 | 0.6x | VIABLE |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $36,145 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Public Health. | Master's | $30,500 | $60,260 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's | $35,880 | $70,258 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's | $24,186 | $47,260 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's | $17,500 | $34,408 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $29,678 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's | $16,500 | $33,087 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's | $17,303 | $35,417 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's | $16,625 | $33,835 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's | $17,625 | $35,641 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's | $16,500 | $34,390 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Education, General. | Master's | $26,500 | $54,704 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's | $16,750 | $35,916 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's | $15,750 | $34,537 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's | $16,702 | $36,459 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| History. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $33,036 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's | $15,250 | $34,650 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's | $18,250 | $41,041 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| International Business. | Bachelor's | $20,897 | $47,226 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Bachelor's | $18,625 | $41,994 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's | $16,359 | $37,822 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's | $16,200 | $37,487 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's | $14,986 | $36,024 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's | $14,387 | $34,294 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's | $18,750 | $46,126 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $36,564 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's | $14,087 | $34,794 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $37,633 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $50,942 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's | $24,072 | $60,016 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's | $14,992 | $37,329 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $37,384 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's | $15,750 | $39,250 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $38,903 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Public Administration. | Master's | $25,864 | $71,988 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's | $15,128 | $44,983 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Social Work. | Master's | $23,688 | $70,291 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's | $11,000 | $33,776 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's | $12,500 | $38,565 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's | $13,703 | $42,620 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's | $21,250 | $65,759 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's | $17,353 | $55,088 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's | $14,125 | $45,806 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Economics. | Bachelor's | $13,625 | $43,709 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's | $12,408 | $44,964 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's | $17,500 | $65,046 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's | $16,125 | $58,942 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's | $12,971 | $52,626 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's | $20,500 | $88,331 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's | $13,750 | $59,604 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's | $15,233 | $99,655 | 0.15x | VIABLE |