Accounting and Related Services at Seattle University

Seattle, WA · Bachelor's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

$70,570
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$97,466
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$76,194
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#65 of 796
Rank by pay
#136 of 796
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,750
Median federal debt

Seattle University graduates in accounting and related services earn 28% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Seattle University Compares for Accounting and Related Services

All 796 colleges reporting accounting and related services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Georgetown University Washington, DC$141,931$124,368#3$89,564
2Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA$130,990$133,218#1$75,776
3Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$130,087$118,371#6$78,417
4Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$126,461$111,362#9$75,512
5Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$125,874$128,015#2$77,026
6University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$121,101$110,194#10$73,903
7Villanova University Villanova, PA$120,207$122,252#5$77,966
8American University Washington, DC$119,020$104,292#24—
9Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA$118,946$108,311#13$81,625
10Fordham University Bronx, NY$117,024$111,383#8$76,473
…
62University at Albany Albany, NY$98,010$93,285#97$55,124
63Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$97,667$95,957#75$69,965
64Bryant University Smithfield, RI$97,515$96,042#73$64,665
65Seattle University Seattle, WA$97,466$89,648#136$70,570
66University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$97,314$85,404#188$69,821
67Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL$97,022$95,323#83$70,831
68University of Denver Denver, CO$96,903$90,623#118$67,392

Other Majors at Seattle University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$128,314$85,285#54 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,410$79,073#30 of 258
Business/Managerial Economics$102,249—#9 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$99,791$55,823#56 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$96,218$67,851#74 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$90,918$81,021#346 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$88,308—#15 of 93
Civil Engineering$81,559$69,151#165 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$81,464$102,664#66 of 253
Mathematics$80,592$57,551#83 of 309
English Language and Literature$78,906—#2 of 576
Criminal Justice and Corrections$74,018$51,100#15 of 660
Marketing$72,518$44,714#151 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,360$46,598#307 of 1176
International Business$69,201—#76 of 115
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$64,098$35,398#54 of 476
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$63,496—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,465—#43 of 265
Political Science and Government$63,443$41,474#245 of 565
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$62,385$30,256#6 of 144
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$61,021$33,821#31 of 158
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,291$32,663#25 of 137
Biology$58,242$37,063#408 of 841
Psychology$57,993$37,452#138 of 1027
Communication and Media Studies$57,599$39,316#227 of 660
Social Work$57,349—#84 of 420
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,093$28,082#102 of 225
International/Globalization Studies$56,590—#43 of 87
Security Science and Technology$56,265$37,557#27 of 45
Design and Applied Arts$53,117—#147 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Seattle University accounting and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $70,570 one year after graduating and $97,466 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Seattle University rank for accounting and related services?

Among 796 colleges reporting earnings for accounting and related services graduates, Seattle University ranks #65 by median pay four years after graduation, and #136 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is accounting and related services at Seattle University worth it?

Its graduates earn 28% more than the national median for accounting and related services ($76,194), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,750.

← All data for Seattle University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.