Political Science & Government at Seattle Pacific University

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if Seattle Pacific University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science 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, 12 of them were political science and government majors.

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

SPU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

SPU Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348
Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	462

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from SPU Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPU is $34,595. This is 5% higher than $33,089, which is the national average for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

Political Science Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from SPU in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Sociology
• Economics

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Political Science Professors	440	$86,630
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Political Scientists	110	$84,480

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.