Accounting at Seattle University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Seattle University stacks up to those at other schools.

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 55 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Seattle U.

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

Seattle U Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Seattle U Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Seattle U 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 accounting major at Seattle U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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 Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	505
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	660

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Seattle U. This makes it the #259 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Seattle U Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seattle U is $60,852. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 31% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Seattle U since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seattle University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Seattle U Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Seattle U. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seattle University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Marketing

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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 University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors	32,870	$78,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,970	$45,600
Financial Managers	13,010	$136,480
Financial Analysts	6,480	$87,590
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,070	$50,860

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.