General Business/Commerce at Seattle Pacific University

Every general business/commerce school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general business program at Seattle Pacific University stacks up to those at other schools.

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 3,688. Of the 98 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pacific University in 2019, 54 of them were general business/commerce majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

SPU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

SPU General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how SPU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	79
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	190
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	221
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	282

In 2019, 10 students received their master’s degree in general business from SPU. This makes it the #88 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at SPU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Seattle Pacific University.

SPU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Business/Commerce from SPU in 2018-2019, 41% were men and 59% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at SPU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general business bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SPU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in general business from SPU. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SPU also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Seattle Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Management Analysts	21,930	$104,290
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Construction Managers	8,560	$100,180
Sales Managers	7,340	$140,700

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Westlake78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.