Computer Science at Seattle Pacific University

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Seattle Pacific University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 3,601 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from SPU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

SPU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

SPU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at SPU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 computer science major at SPU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
	45
	65
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best General Computer Science Schools	87
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	233
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	266
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	337
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	341

Computer Science Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer science from SPU in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SPU also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920

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.