by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. 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.
Seattle University landed the #82 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking. This places the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, Seattle U received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
Seattle U also ranked #2 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Washington.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Seattle U took the #203 spot on the list.
Seattle U also ranked #4 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Washington.
The total graduate student population at Seattle U is made up of 66.3% women and 33.7% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 36.5% of the graduate students who attend Seattle U are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Seattle U is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 8.8% of the graduate student population. 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,770 | $13,770 |
| Fees | $540 | $540 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Seattle U is $60,764. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 4% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Seattle U is $59,130. That's about 21% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Seattle University.
Contact details for Seattle U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 900 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122-4340 |
| Phone: | 206-296-6000 |
| Website: | www.seattleu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/seattleu |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/seattleu |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47.1% of the graduate students at Seattle U took at least one online course. Roughly 25.7% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
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 |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 8 |
| Law | 198 |
| Nursing | 75 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 6 |
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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