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Economics at Seattle Pacific University

Economics at Seattle Pacific University

If you are interested in studying economics, 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.

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

SPU Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

SPU Economics Rankings

The economics major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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.

Economics Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Economics Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at SPU since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics 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
Development Economics & International Development 21
General Economics 18

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Economists 400 $95,010
Economics Professors 260 $89,490
Survey Researchers 130 $66,150

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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