Which Seattle University major has the lowest debt?

Kinesiology and Exercise Science graduates leave with a median of $17,494 in federal loans, the lowest among 24 Seattle University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Seattle University cost?

Tuition and fees are $56,721 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $34,662 a year.

How many Seattle University programs report graduate pay?

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

Seattle University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Seattle, WA
4,062 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

24 Seattle University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Diagnostic and Treatment Professions pays the most in the first year ($102,664), and Romance Languages the least ($28,082). The median program pays $45,656.

Tuition and fees$56,721Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$34,662Per year

Graduation rate76%Within 6 years

Admission rate77%Of applicants

All 24 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	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 23 graduates a year	$102,664	$106,567	$27,775	2nd of 2
2	Computer ScienceAbout 84 graduates a year	$85,285	$132,713	$24,980	2nd of 9
3	NursingAbout 238 graduates a year	$81,021	$91,519	$25,000	13th of 15
4	Electrical EngineeringAbout 9 graduates a year	$79,073	$102,211	$25,000	5th of 7
5	AccountingAbout 26 graduates a year	$70,570	$102,504	$23,734	1st of 8
6	Civil EngineeringAbout 19 graduates a year	$69,151	Not reported	$24,000	5th of 5
7	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 29 graduates a year	$67,851	$101,374	$20,467	5th of 7
8	Management ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year	$63,496	Not reported	$22,332	2nd of 3
9	MathematicsAbout 14 graduates a year	$57,551	Not reported	$23,281	1st of 5
10	FinanceAbout 49 graduates a year	$55,823	$83,378	$24,000	3rd of 5
11	Criminal JusticeAbout 29 graduates a year	$51,100	$64,745	$21,247	1st of 4
12	Business AdministrationAbout 42 graduates a year	$46,598	$77,071	$22,979	14th of 18
13	MarketingAbout 59 graduates a year	$44,714	$79,251	$20,750	3rd of 6
14	Political ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year	$41,474	$64,112	$20,449	3rd of 12
15	CommunicationsAbout 28 graduates a year	$39,316	$70,740	$19,500	2nd of 11
16	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 39 graduates a year	$37,557	Not reported	$20,750	1st of 1
17	PsychologyAbout 72 graduates a year	$37,452	$59,587	$19,500	2nd of 14
18	BiologyAbout 39 graduates a year	$37,063	$62,523	$22,417	2nd of 12
19	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 27 graduates a year	$35,398	$64,875	$23,500	3rd of 5
20	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 26 graduates a year	$33,821	Not reported	$18,250	1st of 3
21	Writing and RhetoricAbout 15 graduates a year	$32,663	$31,966	$24,500	1st of 5
22	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 6 graduates a year	$31,627	$54,308	$17,494	3rd of 7
23	Film and PhotographyAbout 12 graduates a year	$30,256	$28,355	$24,583	2nd of 5
24	Romance LanguagesAbout 8 graduates a year	$28,082	$47,719	$23,319	3rd 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.

4 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$102,664
Computer Science$85,285
Nursing$81,021
Electrical Engineering$79,073
Accounting$70,570

Lowest median debt

Kinesiology and Exercise Science$17,494
Radio, TV, and Digital Media$18,250
Communications$19,500
Psychology$19,500
Political Science$20,449

Largest programs

NursingAbout 238 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 84 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 72 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 59 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 49 graduates a year

Common questions

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates earn a median of $102,664 in their first year, the most of 24 Seattle 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