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Major Programs at San Diego State

Offered Degrees BS, MS, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
Online Courses MS
Total Programs 262
Online Programs 1
Salary after Completing $20,300 - $85,200

Offered Degrees at San Diego State

San Diego State University is categorized by Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie categorization. As of 2025, San Diego State University offers 262 programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. It offers Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certificate degree.
The following table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
San Diego State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Bachelor's960
Master's941
Doctorate (Research)230
Doctorate (Practical)20
Post-Bachelor's Certificate470
Total2621

Field of Study by Offered Degree/Program

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practical)Post-Bachelor's Certificate

San Diego State Bachelor's Programs

San Diego State University offers Bachelor's degree with 96 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Bachelor's degree).
Bachelor's Programs
San Diego State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 6
Environmental Studies✕5-
Environmental Science✕1-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 21
Asian Studies/Civilization✕--
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies✕--
European Studies/Civilization✕--
Latin American Studies✕2-
African-American/Black Studies✕1-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕3-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕12-
Women's Studies✕2-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 44
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕3$33,500
Journalism✕2-
Radio and Television✕2$21,000
Health Communication✕37-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 2
Information Science/Studies✕--
Computer Science✕2$64,800
Education [+] ✕ 1
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕1-
Music Teacher Education✕--
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education✕--
Engineering [+] ✕ 532
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕1$62,200
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕--
Civil Engineering✕144$61,400
Computer Engineering✕70-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕101$68,400
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕30-
Mechanical Engineering✕186$63,300
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 17
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕17-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 35
Linguistics✕1-
Comparative Literature✕6-
Japanese Language and Literature✕5-
Russian Language and Literature✕1-
German Language and Literature✕--
French Language and Literature✕3$22,900
Spanish Language and Literature✕17-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕2-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 5
English Language and Literature✕4$28,600
Writing✕1-
Rhetoric and Composition✕--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 268
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕260$21,600
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕8-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 281
Biology/Biological Sciences✕252$31,000
Microbiology✕29-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 50
Mathematics✕27-
Applied Mathematics✕1-
Statistics✕22-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 240
Gerontology✕4-
Nutrition Sciences✕60-
International/Global Studies✕1-
Linguistics and Anthropology✕6-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕169$27,400
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 15
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies✕14$26,000
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕1$27,700
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 7
Philosophy✕5-
Religion/Religious Studies✕1-
Islamic Studies✕--
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 57
Physical Sciences✕--
Astronomy✕6-
Chemistry✕43$39,500
Geology/Earth Science✕6-
Physics✕1-
Atomic/Molecular Physics✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 12
Psychology✕12$23,700
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 5
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕--
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕5-
Human Services [+] ✕ 3
Public Administration✕1$30,500
Social Work✕2$32,000
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 73
Social Sciences✕42$21,300
Anthropology✕1$24,100
Economics✕3$38,400
Geography✕2-
International Relations and Affairs✕-$25,500
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)✕7-
Political Science and Government✕8$29,200
Sociology✕9$26,900
Urban Studies/Affairs✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 82
Dance✕6-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2$20,300
Musical Theatre✕2-
Art/Art Studies✕7-
Music✕8-
Music Performance✕57-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 510
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕-$23,700
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕139-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕1-
Public Health✕170-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕-$28,500
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕200$85,200
Business [+] ✕ 184
Business Administration and Management✕8$41,100
Accounting✕-$55,000
Hospitality Administration/Management✕62$36,100
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕100$42,300
Construction Management✕14-
History [+] ✕ 1-
History✕1-

San Diego State Master's Programs

San Diego State University offers Master's degree with 94 major programs. Among them 1 programs are available through online classes.
Master's Programs
San Diego State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Architecture [+] ✕ 12
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕12-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 10
Asian Studies/Civilization✕--
Latin American Studies✕3-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕--
Women's Studies✕7-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 34
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕18$49,000
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕16-
Radio and Television✕--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 67
Information Technology✕--
Computer Science✕60-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕7-
Education [+] ✕ 570
Education✕221-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕26$67,500
Educational/Instructional Technology✕13-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕57$46,900
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕30-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕223-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕--
Education (other)✕--
Engineering [+] ✕ 103
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕11-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕14-
Civil Engineering✕16-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕36-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕--
Mechanical Engineering✕24-
Manufacturing Engineering✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (other)✕--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 21
Linguistics✕9-
French Language and Literature✕--
Spanish Language and Literature✕12-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 38
English Language and Literature✕8-
Writing✕14-
Creative Writing✕16-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 5
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 41
Biology/Biological Sciences✕19-
Microbiology✕2-
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other)✕6-
Bioinformatics✕10-
Epidemiology✕4-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 36
Mathematics✕11-
Applied Mathematics✕6-
Statistics✕19-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 21
Mathematics and Computer Science✕--
Gerontology✕--
Nutrition Sciences✕12-
Computational Science✕9-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕--
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 8
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕--
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕8-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)✕--
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 7
Philosophy✕7-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 34
Astronomy✕9-
Chemistry✕10-
Geology/Earth Science✕7-
Physics✕8-
Psychology [+] ✕ 54
Psychology✕26-
Clinical Psychology✕18-
School Psychology✕10-
Human Services [+] ✕ 124
Public Administration✕46-
Social Work✕78$49,100
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 106
Anthropology✕9-
Criminology✕11-
Economics✕13-
Geography✕10-
National Security Policy Studies✕43-
Political Science and Government✕8-
Sociology✕12-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 43
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕12-
Musical Theatre✕7-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕6-
Art/Art Studies✕--
Fine/Studio Arts✕5-
Music✕3-
Music Performance✕10-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 230
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕-$67,700
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕36-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕8-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✕22-
Public Health✕94$50,200
Health/Medical Physics✕7-
International Public Health/International Health✕2-
Public Health (other)✕5-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕25-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕--
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕31-
Business [+] ✔ 345
Business Administration and Management✕235$64,900
Accounting✕20-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕13-
Meeting and Event Planning✕12-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕11-
Management Science✕41-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✔13-
History [+] ✕ 13-
History✕13-

San Diego State Doctorate (Research) Programs

San Diego State University offers Doctorate (Research) degree with 23 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Doctorate (Research) degree).
Doctorate (Research) Programs
San Diego State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Education [+] ✕ 74
Education✕5-
Curriculum and Instruction✕--
Educational Leadership and Administration✕47-
Community College Education✕16-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕6-
Engineering [+] ✕ 7
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕--
Structural Engineering✕--
Computer Engineering✕2-
Engineering (other)✕5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 9
Biology/Biological Sciences✕6-
Ecology✕3-
Evolutionary Biology✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 12
Mathematics and Computer Science✕--
Computational Science✕12-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 10
Chemistry✕9-
Geophysics and Seismology✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 7
Clinical Psychology✕7-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 7
Geography✕3-
Social Sciences (other)✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 16-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕1-
Audiology/Audiologist✕5-
Public Health✕10-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕--

San Diego State Doctorate (Practical) Programs

San Diego State University offers Doctorate (Practical) degree with 2 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Doctorate (Practical) degree).
Doctorate (Practical) Programs
San Diego State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 37-
Audiology/Audiologist✕--
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕37-

San Diego State Post-Bachelor's Certificate Programs

San Diego State University offers Post-Bachelor's Certificate degree with 47 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Post-Bachelor's Certificate degree).
Post-Bachelor's Certificate Programs
San Diego State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0
Environmental Studies✕--
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 3
Women's Studies✕--
Gay/Lesbian Studies✕3-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other✕--
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0
Health Communication✕--
International and Intercultural Communication✕--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 18
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕18-
Education [+] ✕ 10
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕2-
Multicultural Education✕--
Community College Education✕--
Educational/Instructional Technology✕--
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries✕3-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕--
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕3-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕2-
Engineering [+] ✕ 3
Computer Software Engineering✕3-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 1
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other)✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0
Facilities Planning and Management✕--
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)✕--
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 2
Creative Writing✕--
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕2-
Children's and Adolescent Literature✕--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 0
General Studies✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0
Computational Science✕--
Linguistics and Anthropology✕--
Psychology [+] ✕ 0
Applied Behavior Analysis✕--
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 3
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕--
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy✕3-
Human Services [+] ✕ 2
Public Policy Analysis✕2-
Social Work✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 8
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕1-
Political Science and Government✕7-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector✕--
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1
Music Performance✕1-
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 28
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕8-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕1-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)✕11-
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences✕3-
Public Health (other)✕--
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕--
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕5-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)✕--
Business [+] ✕ 0
Accounting✕--
Financial Planning and Services✕--
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕--
History [+] ✕ 3-
History✕3-