Economics at Seattle University

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

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 7,050. Of the 1,446 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seattle University in 2021, 9 of them were economics majors.

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

Seattle U Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Seattle U Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 economics major at Seattle U 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	30
	121
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	457
Most Popular Economics Schools	550
Most Focused Economics Schools	668

Earnings of Seattle U Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seattle U is $53,959. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 18% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Seattle U since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.