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Nursing at Seattle Pacific University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Seattle Pacific University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 3,601 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from SPU.

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

SPU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

SPU Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how SPU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
70
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 104
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 130
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 169
190
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 208
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 215
Best Nursing Schools 309
421
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 600
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 624
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 661
Most Popular Nursing Schools 944
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,242
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,426

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from SPU. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from SPU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPU is $71,224. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 64 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from SPU in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at SPU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

SPU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Registered Nursing 64
Nursing Practice 17

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,950 $117,970
Nurse Practitioners 3,430 $117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 730 $195,610

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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