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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from SPU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Economics Schools	177
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	329

Earnings of SPU Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPU is $39,789. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% 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 36% more women than average.

About 54% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Westlake78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.