Economics at Seattle University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Seattle University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Seattle U.

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

Seattle U Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Seattle U Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Seattle U performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Seattle U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	30
	30
	121
	123
	162
	164
	409
	457
	550
	668

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Seattle U Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seattle U is $53,959. This is 18% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Seattle U. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Seattle U since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Seattle U also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Seattle University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	9

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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 University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.