Sociology at Seattle Pacific University

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Seattle Pacific University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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, 17 of them were sociology majors.

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

SPU Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

SPU Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology 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 sociology major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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 Sociology Schools	540
Best Value Sociology Schools	575
	604

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from SPU Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPU is $21,001. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from SPU. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	340	$72,020
Sociologists	80	$74,130

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.