Nursing at Seattle University

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

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 220 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Seattle U.

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

Seattle U Nursing Degrees Available

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

Seattle U Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing 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 nursing major at Seattle U 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
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
	45
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	46
	67
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	76
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	84
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
	166
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	192
Best Nursing Schools	193
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	196
Most Popular Nursing Schools	220
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	603
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	603
Most Focused Nursing Schools	707
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	821
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,218

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

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Seattle U Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seattle U is $72,161. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 220 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Seattle U. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Seattle U are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	112
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Seattle U also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 75 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Seattle University. 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
Registered Nursing	220
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	37
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	19
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	12
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	7
Nursing Practice	3

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.