Psychology at Seattle Pacific University

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

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 3,601 students attend the school each year.

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

SPU Psychology Degrees Available

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

SPU Psychology Rankings

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. SPU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Seattle Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	43
General Psychology	12

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 Pacific 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 Westlake78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.