Which Seattle Pacific University major has the lowest debt?

Computer Science graduates leave with a median of $18,908 in federal loans, the lowest among 16 Seattle Pacific University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Seattle Pacific University cost?

Tuition and fees are $40,407 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $24,488 a year.

How many Seattle Pacific University programs report graduate pay?

19 bachelor's programs at Seattle Pacific University report first-year pay, and 16 of them also report federal debt.

Seattle Pacific University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Seattle, WA
1,762 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

19 Seattle Pacific University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($82,557), and Kinesiology and Exercise Science the least ($25,625). The median program pays $39,317.

Tuition and fees$40,407Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$24,488Per year

Graduation rate62%Within 6 years

Admission rate83%Of applicants

All 19 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Washington. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Washington
1	Computer ScienceAbout 25 graduates a year	$82,557	Not reported	$18,908	3rd of 9
2	NursingAbout 87 graduates a year	$81,671	$96,041	$27,000	12th of 15
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 8 graduates a year	$81,199	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 7
4	EngineeringAbout 1 graduates a year	$71,770	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 2
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 21 graduates a year	$71,039	Not reported	$26,949	2nd of 7
6	BusinessAbout 60 graduates a year	$56,283	$92,084	$22,000	1st of 3
7	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 13 graduates a year	$44,823	Not reported	$22,000	1st of 1
8	EconomicsAbout 9 graduates a year	$41,502	Not reported	$26,835	9th of 11
9	PsychologyAbout 62 graduates a year	$40,264	$55,138	$26,000	1st of 14
10	Nutrition ScienceAbout 12 graduates a year	$39,317	Not reported	$26,323	1st of 3
11	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 34 graduates a year	$39,248	$79,971	$26,000	4th of 7
12	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 6 graduates a year	$35,938	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 6
13	Political ScienceAbout 17 graduates a year	$32,288	$53,066	$26,775	8th of 12
14	CommunicationsAbout 16 graduates a year	$32,260	$56,672	$25,000	10th of 11
15	Theology and MinistryAbout 4 graduates a year	$32,220	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
16	EnglishAbout 8 graduates a year	$30,737	$40,886	$25,701	6th of 9
17	Physiology and PathologyAbout 28 graduates a year	$26,478	Not reported	$24,723	4th of 5
18	SociologyAbout 14 graduates a year	$25,958	Not reported	$25,000	8th of 8
19	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$25,625	Not reported	$26,988	6th of 7

Program names link to the program's own page, and Washington ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Washington programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$82,557
Nursing$81,671
Electrical Engineering$81,199
Engineering$71,770
Mechanical Engineering$71,039

Lowest median debt

Computer Science$18,908
Business$22,000
Specialized Sales and Merchandising$22,000
Physiology and Pathology$24,723
Communications$25,000

Largest programs

NursingAbout 87 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 62 graduates a year
BusinessAbout 60 graduates a year
Design and Applied ArtsAbout 34 graduates a year
Physiology and PathologyAbout 28 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $82,557 in their first year, the most of 19 Seattle Pacific University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Washington rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels