by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how University of California-San Francisco Graduate School ranks, how diverse it is, what graduate degree programs are offered, and other essential facts below. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
University of California-San Francisco is not one of the schools listed in our 2026 overall quality rankings.This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
For the last year in which we have data, 3,007 graduate students decided that University of California-San Francisco was the best place for them.College Factual looked at the demographics of these students to determine how diverse the population is.Here is what we found.
Women make up 63.4% of the total graduate student body at University of California-San Francisco while men make up 36.6%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 61.7% of the graduate students who attend University of California-San Francisco are from a racial-ethnic minority group*.Americans aren’t the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at University of California-San Francisco. Around 10.5% of graduate students are international.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.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The average early-career salary for master’s degree recipients from University of California-San Francisco is $167,474.
Graduate students who earn their doctoral degree at University of California-San Francisco enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $155,174.
Graduate students who earn their professional degree at University of California-San Francisco enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $134,149.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at University of California-San Francisco based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Medical Science | $312,511 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | $182,547 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | $172,560 |
| Medicine | $160,390 |
| Nursing | $153,632 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | $133,152 |
| Dentistry | $130,529 |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics | $117,339 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | $93,596 |
| Public Health | $87,858 |
University of California-San Francisco is a public institution located in San Francisco, California.The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of University of California-San Francisco.
Contact details for University of California-San Francisco are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 500 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143-0244 |
| Phone: | 415-476-9000 |
| Website: | www.ucsf.edu |
28.1% of the graduate students at University of California-San Francisco took at least one online course.Approximately 0.3% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
Listed here are the degree programs in which the school awarded master’s degrees.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 11 | $172,560 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 16 | — |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 1 | — |
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | 1 | — |
| General Biology | 4 | — |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 26 | $133,152 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 4 | — |
| Medical Science | 26 | $312,511 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 11 | — |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11 | — |
| Nursing | 136 | $155,504 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 1 | — |
| Public Health | 33 | $87,858 |
| Sociology | 1 | — |
Just like the master’s programs above, the doctorate programs shown here are only those in which doctorate degrees were awarded.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 3 | — |
| Anthropology | 2 | — |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics | 23 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12 | — |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 14 | — |
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | 10 | — |
| General Biology | 22 | — |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11 | — |
| Nursing | 33 | $138,325 |
| Other Computer Sciences | 6 | — |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 7 | — |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 12 | $182,547 |
| Public Health | 4 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 1 | $95,260 |
| Sociology | 4 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which University of California-San Francisco awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 16 | — |
| Medical Science | 5 | — |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a professional degree.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | 112 | $126,951 |
| Medicine | 173 | $153,063 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 120 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 47 | $90,795 |
Only the programs in which a post-masters certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | 14 | — |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2 | — |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 16 | — |
| Nursing | 48 | — |
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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