Social Sciences at Seattle Pacific University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, 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 approximately 3,601 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from SPU.

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

SPU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

SPU Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences 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 social sciences major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 Social Sciences Schools	486
	564

Social Sciences Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from SPU. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	36
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Seattle Pacific University. 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
Economics	39
Sociology	17
Political Science & Government	12
Urban Studies	1

Related Majors

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

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Urban and Regional Planners	2,110	$81,250
Statisticians	1,280	$100,670

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.