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Seattle University Bachelor’s in Nursing

157 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$72,134 Average Salary
$26,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Seattle University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Seattle U Bachelor’s in Nursing

#161 in the U.S
#3 in Washington

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Seattle U is in the top 10% of the country for nursing. More specifically it was ranked #161 out of 1,848 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Washington.

Here are some of the other rankings for Seattle U.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing34
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Nursing Graduates69
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools85
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing88
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools100
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Nursing Graduates125
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools135
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans144
Best Nursing Schools161
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing165
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing167
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Graduates169
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans232
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)279
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing280
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)287
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)289
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)298
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)299
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)304
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans367
Highest Paid Nursing Graduates374
Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans421
Most Popular Colleges for Nursing433
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)455
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)477
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)480
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)489
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)494
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)517
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing534
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing551
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing555
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)769
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)810
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)812
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)831
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)841
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)903
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing928
Most Focused Colleges for Nursing1,081
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)1,398
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)1,507
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)1,534
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)1,544
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)1,573
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)1,658
Best Value Colleges for Nursing1,683

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nursing from Seattle U Cost?

$48,390 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,000 Average Student Debt

Seattle U Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Seattle U was $1,057 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$47,565$47,565
Fees$825$825
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$12,780$12,780
On Campus Other Expenses$3,600$3,600

Learn more about Seattle U tuition and fees.

Seattle U Nursing Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Seattle U in Nursing walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 15% higher than the national average of $22,660.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Nursing From Seattle U?

$72,134 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Seattle U is $72,134 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $62,199.

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Does Seattle U Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nursing?

Online degrees for the Seattle U nursing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Seattle U Online Learning page.

Seattle U Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nursing

157 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
87.9% Women
36.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 157 students received their bachelor’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 87.9% of the nursing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in nursing at Seattle U in 2019-2020, 36.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian26
Black or African American10
Hispanic or Latino13
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White76
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities29

Bachelor’s in Nursing Focus Areas at Seattle U

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing157

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Allied Health Professions14
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science4

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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