General Psychology at Seattle University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Seattle University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Seattle U.

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

Seattle U General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Seattle U General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Seattle U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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.

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Seattle U. This makes it the #94 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Seattle U Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seattle U is $35,334. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Seattle U. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Seattle U since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Seattle U General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Seattle U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Seattle U, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Psychology Professors	860	$68,420
Psychologists	370	$102,760

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.