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Nursing at Seattle Pacific University

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

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 3,601 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from SPU.

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

SPU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

SPU Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 104
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 169
190
421
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 600
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Popular Nursing Schools 944

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from SPU. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from SPU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPU is $71,224. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at SPU awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SPU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,950 $117,970
Nurse Practitioners 3,430 $117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 730 $195,610

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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