General Education at Seattle Pacific University

If you plan to study general education, 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. Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pacific University in 2021, 16 of them were general education majors.

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

SPU General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

SPU General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at SPU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 education major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. 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
	9
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best General Education Schools	30
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Best Value General Education Schools	225
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	300
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	300
Most Focused General Education Schools	312

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in education from SPU. This makes it the #300 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Education Graduates from SPU Make?

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPU is $49,856. This is 47% higher than $33,820, which is the national average for all education bachelor's degree recipients.

Education Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU General Education Bachelor’s Program

The education program at SPU awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SPU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SPU General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in education from SPU. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SPU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SPU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education 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
General Education	20

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280

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 Westlake78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.