16 Master's degrees offered by the university

The English Literatures MA program offered at San Francisco State University prides itself on its intellectual rigor, diversity of subjects and approaches, and commitment to excellence in teaching. Students in the program have the flexibility to design and personalize their master’s program to meet their diverse interests and provide opportunities for professionalization in the field.

English- Concentration in Composition program offered at San Francisco State University prides itself on its intellectual rigor, diversity of subjects and approaches, and commitment to excellence in teaching. Students in the program have the flexibility to design and personalize their master’s program to meet their diverse interests and provide opportunities for professionalization in the field.

The Business Certificate in Ethics and Compliance from San Francisco State University  is a unique program that fulfills management and business needs for Ethics and Compliance professionals in growth industries such as healthcare, biotech, pharmaceutical, information technology services and products, finance and accounting, manufacturing, and hospitality.

The Certificate in Immigrant Literacies is designed to provide academic training in the study of language, literacies, and the immigrant experience. Learn more with Certificate in Immigrant Literacies from San Francisco State University.

The Creative Writing MFA program offered at San Francisco State University is regarded as the terminal degree in the field.

The Art MFA program offered at San Francisco State University provides a dynamic interdisciplinary environment within which students are encouraged to develop their creative practice as professional artists.

The Spanish MA program offered at San Francisco State University is mostly focused on Spanish and Latin American literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present.

English-Concentration in Linguistics program offered at San Francisco State University prides itself on its intellectual rigor, diversity of subjects and approaches, and commitment to excellence in teaching.

The M.A. in Humanities at San Francisco State University includes four core courses that offer a firm grounding in the major concerns of contemporary interdisciplinary humanities scholarship, and five electives that can be taken in the Humanities program or in a related M.A. program at the university.

The Philosophy MA program from San Francisco State University offers students a broad education in the history of thought, development of powerful reasoning skills, and opportunities to apply their insights and skills to areas of personal and professional interest.

The Creative Writing MA program from San Francisco State University is a two-year program with a focus on preparing students who are teaching or who want to teach creative writing and/or composition at the Community College level.

The History MA program from San Francisco State University is offered with specialties in the United States, World History, Europe and the Mediterranean before C.E. 1500, Europe after C.E. 1500, Early Modern Europe, and Gender in History.

The Classics MA program offered at San Francisco State University is an interdisciplinary program that combines intensive training in Greek and Latin language and literature and the material culture of the ancient Mediterranean.

English- Concentration in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program offered at San Francisco State University prides itself on its intellectual rigor, diversity of subjects and approaches, and commitment to excellence in teaching.

The Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Computational Linguistics is designed to provide academic training in the study of computational approaches to language analysis. 

The Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts MA program offered at San Francisco State University prepares students to create and critically evaluate content in the media arts.