Accounting at Seattle Pacific University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Seattle Pacific University stacks up to those at other schools.

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 3,601 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from SPU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

SPU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

SPU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SPU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	92
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	687
Best Value Accounting Schools	924
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	932

Earnings of SPU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPU is $58,558. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at SPU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Seattle Pacific University.

SPU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from SPU. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SPU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• General Business/Commerce

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Seattle Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors	32,870	$78,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,970	$45,600
Financial Managers	13,010	$136,480
Financial Analysts	6,480	$87,590
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,070	$50,860

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Westlake78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.