Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Seattle University

Seattle, WA · Bachelor's Degree · about 27 graduates a year

$35,398
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,098
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,072
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#54 of 476
Rank by pay
#114 of 476
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,000
Median federal debt

Seattle University graduates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earn 21% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Seattle University Compares for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

All 476 colleges reporting liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 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
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$147,998$130,328#1$103,135
2Yale University New Haven, CT$113,788$102,446#2$61,133
3Georgetown University Washington, DC$112,722$98,774#3$66,719
4Bentley University Waltham, MA$105,183$92,625#9$72,333
5Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$99,679$94,874#4—
6University of Chicago Chicago, IL$96,510$94,820#5—
7Northwestern University Evanston, IL$93,180$91,549#10—
8Champlain College Burlington, VT$91,533$94,012#7$71,207
9Emory University Atlanta, GA$90,025$93,194#8—
10DePaul University Chicago, IL$86,444$84,931#12$84,066
…
51University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$65,029$69,725#31$39,317
52St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY$64,725$61,605#72—
53University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$64,325$69,009#32$43,509
54Seattle University Seattle, WA$64,098$58,956#114$35,398
55Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ$64,011$56,181#163$49,779
56Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$63,845$60,767#80$36,318
57Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA$63,832$67,143#35—

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
Accounting and Related Services$97,466$70,570#65 of 796
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
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 liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,398 one year after graduating and $64,098 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Seattle University rank for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities?

Among 476 colleges reporting earnings for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates, Seattle University ranks #54 by median pay four years after graduation, and #114 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities at Seattle University worth it?

Its graduates earn 21% more than the national median for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities ($53,072), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,000.

← 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.