Health Professions at Seattle Pacific University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Seattle Pacific University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 3,601 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 84 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from SPU.

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

SPU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

SPU Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how SPU performed in these rankings.

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 health professions major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	235
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	341
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	856
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	916
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	3,032

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SPU. This makes it the #864 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #468 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from SPU. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SPU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SPU Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in health professions from SPU. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SPU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SPU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Seattle Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	81
Mental & Social Health Services	21
Health/Medical Prep Programs	10
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	10

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Personal Care Aides	47,240	$29,140
Nursing Assistants	32,690	$32,130
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190

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.