Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
18of 21 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Washington high-school graduate (about $40,611 a year). 3 fall short.
21 of 58 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 37: 35 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 4 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 32 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$24,488 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$24,488 a year
About $97,952 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $20,735 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,559 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,332 |
| $75k to $110k | $27,976 |
| $110k and up | $29,819 |
| All families (average) | $24,488 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Washington high-school graduate ($40,611 a year).
30 of 90 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $93,334 | +$52,723 | clears the bar | $26,986 | 0.5 yrs | 87 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $75,781 | +$35,170 | above HS line | $40,979 | 1.2 yrs | 80 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,749 | +$18,138 | clears the bar | $25,687 | 1.4 yrs | 62 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $84,493 | +$43,882 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.5 yrs | 60 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $68,547 | +$27,936 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 34 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $26,4781-year earnings | -$14,133 | falls short (1-yr) | $23,252 | no earnings gain | 28 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $133,039 | +$92,428 | clears the bar | $18,908 | 0.2 yrs | 25 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $79,051 | +$38,440 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $71,0391-year earnings | +$30,428 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $26,949 | 0.9 yrs | 21 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $99,202 | +$58,591 | above HS line | $57,680 | 1.0 yrs | 20 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $68,165 | +$27,554 | above HS line | $61,500 | 2.2 yrs | 18 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $83,306 | +$42,695 | above HS line | $55,648 | 1.3 yrs | 17 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $62,972 | +$22,361 | clears the bar | $26,775 | 1.2 yrs | 17 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $62,411 | +$21,800 | clears the bar | $25,137 | 1.2 yrs | 16 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,974 | +$6,363 | clears the bar | $25,666 | 4.0 yrs | 14 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $55,836 | +$15,225 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $62,392 | +$21,781 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.9 yrs | 13 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $39,3171-year earnings | -$1,294 | falls short (1-yr) | $26,000 | no earnings gain | 12 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $70,584 | +$29,973 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 11 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $91,5841-year earnings | +$50,973 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,787 | +$26,176 | clears the bar | $25,989 | 1.0 yrs | 9 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,1991-year earnings | +$40,588 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $52,378 | +$11,767 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.1 yrs | 8 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $80,110 | +$39,499 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $32,456 | -$8,155 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | $50,557 | +$9,946 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $106,291 | +$65,680 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 1 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $95,732 | +$55,121 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,235 | +$9,624 | clears the bar | $26,798 | 2.8 yrs | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $121,906 | +$81,295 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 87 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $40,611 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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