by our College Data Analytics TeamWant the scoop on San Francisco Conservatory of Music Graduate School? We’ve put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what degree programs SFCM offers, if the school is ranked, how diverse it is, and much more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.
The goal of College Factual’s yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual’s 2027 ranking of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S., San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #1,104 spot out of the 1,618 schools analyzed for this list. In addition, SFCM took the #108 spot for Best Master’s Degree Schools in California.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingIn College Factual’s 2027 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, SFCM took the #590 spot out of 737 schools. SFCM also ranked #40 for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music was the school of choice for 212 graduate students in the last year for which we have data. Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students. Here is what we found.
The total graduate student population at SFCM is made up of 50.9% women and 49.1% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 13.7% of the graduate students who attend SFCM are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 46.7% of graduate students hail from another country. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at SFCM who borrowed carries a median debt of $27,000.
Graduate students who earn their master’s degree at SFCM enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $38,448.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at SFCM based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Music | $38,448 |
Located in San Francisco, California, San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life. Get more details about the location of San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Contact details for SFCM are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-6011 |
| Phone: | 415-864-7326 |
| Website: | sfcm.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/SFConservatoryofMusic |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/#!/SFConservMusic |
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded.
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music | 3 | — |
Only the programs in which a post-masters certificate was awarded are shown here.
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.
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