General Psychology at Seattle Pacific University

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

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 3,601 students attend the school each year. Of the 689 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pacific University in 2021, 68 of them were general psychology majors.

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

SPU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

SPU General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 General 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
Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
Best General Psychology Schools	117
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	317
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	317
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	468

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from SPU. This is the #317 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SPU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPU is $33,783. This is 18% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General 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 also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.