by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Seattle Pacific University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in education, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. SPU is in the top 10% of the country for education. More specifically it was ranked #45 out of 501 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for SPU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SPU was $1,298 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,728 | $46,728 |
| Fees | $516 | $516 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,687 | $12,687 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,783 | $3,783 |
Learn more about SPU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Education students who received their bachelor’s degree at SPU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 8% higher than the national average of $25,102.
education who receive their bachelor’s degree from SPU make an average of $47,846 a year during the early days of their career. That is 50% higher than the national average of $31,873.
SPU does not offer an online option for its education bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SPU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in education in 2019-2020, 93.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 82.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the education bachelor’s degrees at SPU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Special Education | 11 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 3 |
*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.
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