by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Seattle Pacific University landed the #250 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, SPU took the #9 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Washington.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, SPU came in at #159.
In addition, SPU took the #3 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Washington.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 72.0% of the total graduate students at SPU are women and 28.0% are men.
Of all the graduate students at SPU, around 26.7% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at SPU. Around 5.6% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $24,273 | $24,273 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from SPU enter careers with an average starting salary of $70,281. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 20% higher than the national average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from SPU, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $67,680. That's about 10% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Seattle Pacific University.
Contact details for SPU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3307 3Rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119-1997 |
| Phone: | 206-281-2000 |
| Website: | https://spu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/seattle.pacific.university |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SeattlePacific |
About 50.2% of the graduate students at Seattle Pacific University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 18.7% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 18 |
| Educational Administration | 5 |
| General Education | 1 |
| General Psychology | 12 |
| Nursing | 17 |
| Student Counseling | 1 |
Footnotes
*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.
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