Psychology at Seattle Pacific University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Seattle Pacific University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 3,601. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from SPU.

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

SPU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

SPU Psychology Rankings

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

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 psychology major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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
	42
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	298
Best Value Psychology Schools	398
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	436

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SPU. This makes it the #299 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at SPU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SPU Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at SPU awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from SPU, 64% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SPU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 30 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Seattle Pacific University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	80
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	43

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Psychology Professors	860	$68,420
Psychologists	370	$102,760

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.