San Francisco State University Reviews

"The San Francisco State History program is filled with brilliant educators who do not have the funding to build the robust program their talents deserve."

"I had higher expectations from this program seeing that it was the only institution in the US that has a College of Ethnic Studies. I expected the curriculum to have more emphasis on activism rather than just academics alone."

"Accessibility of faculty and a non-pretentious camaraderie amongst students are two of the most praiseworthy aspects of the program. Each grad student has their own area of interest, and as a result seminar discussions are all in the interest of learning. There is nearly no competitiveness, which for philosophy is fantastic. Excellent teaching program that allows students to teach up to 3 semesters. Many students are aiming for PhD programs after graduation."

"They seem to just push students through their programs even though they do not teach well enough for the student to be confident about finding a job when they leave."

"Very fun and hands-on. Great variety of courses to choose from. Relavant and applicable to future careers. Located in an area with 100's of museums. Good internship program. Great faculty and classrooms."

"The geographic location of this program makes the coursework and theory easy to practice, and easy to apply."

"This is a professional course and is very clinically oriented due to the new accrediting. So counseling is just the MFT track in some ways. Be read to work extremely hard and do 2 years of practicum internship hours per week plus 60 hard units. and your culmination CEP project that is almost like writing a Thesis paper."

"I think the Field Work program and teachers are great. I wish more of the classes were offered at night for people with day jobs."

"Program is disorganized and difficult to progress through."

"Social justice focus is central to this program, which a lot of programs cannot say. That said, it is a state school and resources are very limited. It is a program for working people, which means that classes are scheduled around work schedules for the most part, but it also means somewhat less is taught. It's a give and take. The professors have their hearts in it, for the most part, and the staff really tries to do what they can with what they have."

"The pros are that's it is a challenging program that has prepared me for the real world but the cons are that the price is incredibly expensive. It is so expensive that it makes me wonder if I will find a job to repay the loans or if for the next 20 years I will be paying this bill off."

"Like any school there are pros and cons. The school of social work is in transition. A plus is that the program is small and individual attention from professors is always available. SFSU's Financial Aid program leaves something to be desired. The staff at the Financial Aid office are either not knowledgeable or do not care to provide assistance when it comes to helping graduate students find scholarships or grants."

"The faculty is extremely helpful, especially the department head. They offer teaching assistantships to Master's students which helped financially. The major con is that the department of Mathematics is fairly small and therefore there is not a diverse set of classes offered at the graduate level."

"The MPH program at San Francisco State University is a great fit for me. The Professors and class discussions are engaging and I feel very supported by everyone."

"Great experience working with faculty and peers. Facilities could use some upgrades but it did not take away much from the quality of my education."

"Excellent faculty support. Some upgarades to the art facility could be made."

"The cons are: disorganized, consistently changing the curriculum and over all confusion of requirements. The pros: great clinical placements, very good facility, and relevant assignments and tests."

"My program is an M.S. in Counseling. There are 6 different counseling specializations and we all share a majority of our coursework. There is a wonderful collaboration across disciplines due to this structure. Also, since we are not in a cohort model, students are free to progress through the curriculum at their own pace. It's nice to have students at different stages in their degree in classes together. Some faculty are worn out and tired and some are phenomenal. Most are accessible. The big state school provides additional resources (financial aid and more). It is super cost-effective. You have flexibility to focus on more than one counseling specialization or to change your focus if you need to. Overall, it's great and I'd highly recommend it."

"I adore the History Department at San Francisco State! The majority of Professors are highly talented and most trained at very prestigious institutions. Further, a good percentage of MA students go on to doctoral programs. San Francisco is one of the most expensive places to live in the country, though."

"Cons: Very accessible to Bart, Free School Shutter! The environment of the school is very nice and great and wonderful library. Pros: Graduate department is not very supportive for a student who is having hard time to seek for an internship. Basically, it is student's hard work to seek for an internship even in very tough deadline and situation. Academically, more than three classes are very poor planned by the professors. Wasting students' time and money, and not preparing students for next level of course."