Seattle University

Seattle, Washington · Private, nonprofit

Of 51 assessed programs, 50 leave graduates out-earning a typical Washington high-school graduate (about $40,611/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 99 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,896
$30k to $48k	$24,523
$48k to $75k	$26,977
$75k to $110k	$36,967
$110k and up	$42,737
All families (average)	$34,662

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

51 of 150 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Washington high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$90,918	+$50,307	clears the bar	$23,593	0.5 yrs	232
Law	First Professional Degree	$105,471	+$64,860	clears the bar	$144,542	2.2 yrs	213
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$132,795	+$92,184	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	158
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,993	+$17,382	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	90
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$99,791	+$59,180	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	89
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$128,314	+$87,703	clears the bar	$21,530	0.2 yrs	75
Management Science	Master's Degree	$167,280	+$126,669	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$118,536	+$77,925	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	57
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$150,502	+$109,891	clears the bar	$44,537	0.4 yrs	54
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$72,518	+$31,907	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	47
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,242	+$17,631	clears the bar	$22,417	1.3 yrs	46
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$79,881	+$39,270	clears the bar	$33,325	0.8 yrs	45
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$79,675	+$39,064	clears the bar	$61,500	1.6 yrs	44
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,218	+$55,607	clears the bar	$22,072	0.4 yrs	44
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,360	+$31,749	clears the bar	$22,000	0.7 yrs	43
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$97,466	+$56,855	clears the bar	$22,750	0.4 yrs	43
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,265	+$15,654	clears the bar	$22,250	1.4 yrs	42
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$94,446	+$53,835	clears the bar	$50,683	0.9 yrs	34
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,496 1-year earnings	+$22,885	clears the bar	$23,416	1.0 yrs	34
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$64,098	+$23,487	clears the bar	$23,000	1.0 yrs	33
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$185,607	+$144,996	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$83,342 1-year earnings	+$42,731	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$63,465	+$22,854	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	28
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$57,599	+$16,988	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	28
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,443	+$22,832	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	28
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$61,021	+$20,410	clears the bar	$17,463	0.9 yrs	26
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,559	+$40,948	clears the bar	$19,750	0.5 yrs	26
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$93,491	+$52,880	clears the bar	$63,958	1.2 yrs	25
Social Work	Master's Degree	$70,622	+$30,011	clears the bar	$40,666	1.4 yrs	25
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$53,117	+$12,506	clears the bar	$23,084	1.8 yrs	23
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$74,018	+$33,407	clears the bar	$19,702	0.6 yrs	22
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$89,830	+$49,219	clears the bar	$41,000	0.8 yrs	22
Psychology	Master's Degree	$61,415	+$20,804	clears the bar	$55,500	2.7 yrs	21
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$57,349	+$16,738	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$76,832	+$36,221	clears the bar	$39,556	1.1 yrs	20
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$31,627 1-year earnings	-$8,984	falls short	$15,250	insufficient data	20
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,590	+$15,979	clears the bar	$20,500	1.3 yrs	19
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$81,464	+$40,853	clears the bar	$24,702	0.6 yrs	19
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$62,385	+$21,774	clears the bar	$23,800	1.1 yrs	18
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$102,249	+$61,638	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$60,291	+$19,680	clears the bar	$23,000	1.2 yrs	15
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$111,410	+$70,799	clears the bar	$20,465	0.3 yrs	13
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$80,592	+$39,981	clears the bar	$22,281	0.6 yrs	13
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$69,201	+$28,590	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,093	+$16,482	clears the bar	$23,319	1.4 yrs	10
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	$56,353	+$15,742	clears the bar	$41,000	2.6 yrs	10
English	Bachelor's Degree	$78,906	+$38,295	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	8
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	$55,377 1-year earnings	+$14,766	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,308	+$47,697	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	Master's Degree	$129,955	+$89,344	clears the bar	$105,629	1.2 yrs	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$82,592	+$41,981	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theology and Ministry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sociology and Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Business	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,611/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.