Graduate Programs at Seattle University

Graduate School Overview

Seattle University (referred to as Seattle) is a Private, 4 years school located in Seattle, WA.

The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (4/1/1935 - Current).

Seattle Directory Information
School Name	Seattle University (Seattle)
Address	900 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122-4340
Phone	206-296-6000
Web	https://www.seattleu.edu
Online Application	https://www.seattleu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.seattleu.edu/sfs

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Seattle is $15,795 in average. The school has 3,075 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,121 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 220 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,795
Student Population	3,075
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	220 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Seattle is $15,795 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $777.

Seattle offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$14,292
Required Fees	$741
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$777

Seattle offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Seattle University is $15,795. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.07% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$19,055	$825
2019-2020	$19,280	$825
2020-2021	$13,500	$540
2021-2022	$13,770	$540
2022-2023	$14,292	$741
2023-2024	$15,012	$783

The graduate school tuition & fees of Seattle is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Washington. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Washington graduate tuition is $29,846 (public) / $22,045 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Seattle University	$15,795
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Washington Graduate Schools	$18,799	$24,306
Public	$15,456	$29,846
Private	$22,045

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,566 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Seattle.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.64% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,566. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.64% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,288	$3,510	$12,288	$3,510
2019-2020	$12,531	$3,600	$12,531	$3,600
2020-2021	$12,780	$3,600	$12,780	$3,600
2021-2022	$13,035	$3,600	$13,035	$3,600
2022-2023	$13,524	$4,050	$13,524	$4,050
2023-2024	$14,748	$3,818	$14,748	$3,818

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $816 at Seattle University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.02% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$720
2019-2020	$707
2020-2021	$750
2021-2022	$765
2022-2023	$777
2023-2024	$816

The law school tuition at Seattle University is $53,576 for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Seattle.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Seattle University
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$53,160	$416

Graduate Programs at Seattle

Seattle University offers 140 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,121 students have completed their study at Seattle University.

Offered Degrees at Seattle University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	53	1	632
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	0
Doctor's degree - other	13	0	299
Post Bachelor's Degree	39	1	180
Post Master's Degree	34	0	10
Total	140	2	1,121

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Seattle University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Computer Science program with 57 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 146 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 213 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Seattle University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer Science	✕	57	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	27	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	20	-
Management Science	✕	17	-
Finance	✕	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at Seattle University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	146	$81,000
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	43	-
Management Science	✕	36	-
Public Administration	✕	34	$59,700
Financial Mathematics	✕	32	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Seattle University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	213	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	27	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	17	-
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	✕	13	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	13	-

Seattle University offers 140 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,121 students have completed their graduate studies.

632 students have earned/completed Master's program.
299 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
180 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
10 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	-	-
Computer Science	✕	32	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	124 completers	-
Multicultural Education	✔	11	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	$42,800
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	19	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	19	$56,000
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	25	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	-	$56,400
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	43	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Structural Engineering	✕	3	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	2	-
Systems Engineering	✕	-	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	28	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Exercise Physiology	✕	9	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	32	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Systems Science and Theory	✕	-	-
Data Science, General	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	3	$40,200
Divinity/Ministry	✕	5	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	46 completers	$35,700
Psychology	✕	21	$35,700
School Psychology	✕	25	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	22	-
Human Services [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	34	$59,700
Social Work	✕	25	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Applied Economics	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	18	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	✕	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✕	-	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	228 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	146	$81,000
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	12	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	-	-
Accounting	✕	9	-
Accounting and Finance	✕	-	-
Finance	✕	-	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	-	-
Management Science	✕	36	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	25	-
	Total	632

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	-	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	213 completers	-
Law	✕	213	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	74 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	27	-
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	✕	13	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	17	-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Nursing Practice	✕	3	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	13	-
	Total	299

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	57 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	57	-
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	✕	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	27	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	7	-
Accounting	✕	4	-
Finance	✕	11	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	3	-
Management Science	✕	17	-
	Total	180

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer Science	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	-	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	3	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
School Psychology	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	-	-
Public Administration	✕	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Applied Economics	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	✕	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	-	-
Accounting	✕	-	-
Finance	✕	-	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	-	-
	Total	10

Graduate Student Population at Seattle

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,075 students enrolled into Seattle University graduate schools where it has total 7,121 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,615 full-time and 1,460 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,029 male and 2,046 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,075	1,029	2,046
Full-time	1,615	480	1,135
Part-tme	1,460	549	911

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,378 White (44.81%), 182 Black/African American (5.92%), 329 Hispanic (10.70%), 423 Asian (13.76%), and 763 students with other races. 461 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,075	1,029	2,046
American Indian/Native American	13	3	10
Asian	423	134	289
Black/African American	182	77	105
Hispanic	329	109	220
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	3	6
White	1,378	441	937
Two More	196	58	138
Un-Known	84	26	58
Non-resident Alien	461	178	283

Seattle University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 369 graduate students (12.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 302 graduate students (9.82% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,075
Enrolled Online Exclusively	369
Enrolled Some Online Courses	302
Not in Online Courses	2,404

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Seattle University. 706 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.96% of total students), 114 students are aged above 50 (3.71%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Seattle University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,075	1,029	2,046
Age 20-21	52	21	31
Age 22-24	654	215	439
Age 25-29	1,065	349	716
Age 30-34	575	199	376
Age 35-39	306	110	196
Age 40-49	295	101	194
Age 50-64	111	28	83
Over 64	3	1	2
Age Un-Known	14	5	9

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