by our College Data Analytics TeamWant the scoop on University of Washington-Seattle Campus? We have put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors UW Seattle offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 18,774 undergraduate · 12,382 graduate (31,156 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at University of Washington-Seattle Campus.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 15,578 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 1,024 |
| Computer Science. | 587 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 546 |
| Public Health. | 515 |
Among University of Washington-Seattle Campus programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | $189,764 |
| Computer Engineering. | $137,584 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $125,637 |
| Dentistry. | $121,620 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | $113,634 |
The majors at University of Washington-Seattle Campus are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 15,578 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Environmental Health. · International Public Health/International Health. · Public Health, Other. · Public Health Education and Promotion. |
515 | $45,599 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. |
355 | $87,478 |
| Medicine. | 254 | $58,231 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical/Medical Social Work. · Genetic Counseling/Counselor. |
207 | NA |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmacy. · Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. · Clinical and Industrial Drug Development. · Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics. · Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. |
162 | $94,893 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. |
156 | $113,634 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator. · Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
102 | $61,539 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. |
99 | $46,996 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Orthotist/Prosthetist. |
83 | $66,627 |
| Dentistry. | 74 | $121,620 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
41 | $66,369 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. ↳ Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. · Orthodontics/Orthodontology. · Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics. · Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology. |
18 | $189,764 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
6 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Informatics. · Information Technology. · Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Human-Centered Technology Design. · Artificial Intelligence. |
1,024 | $82,186 |
| Computer Science. | 587 | $101,710 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 283 | $90,156 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other. |
97 | $97,726 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
351 | $92,402 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 285 | $79,620 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Transportation and Highway Engineering. · Civil Engineering, Other. |
227 | $71,722 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 169 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
133 | $50,892 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
117 | $80,154 |
| Materials Engineering. | 107 | $72,394 |
| Chemical Engineering. ↳ Chemical Engineering. · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. |
103 | $70,966 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 47 | $94,395 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
30 | $137,584 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 29 | NA |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 28 | $70,279 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Management Science. |
418 | $54,017 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
321 | $125,637 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
297 | $59,174 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
200 | $48,321 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. · Auditing. |
178 | $55,858 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
60 | NA |
| Taxation. | 26 | $65,315 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
16 | $56,925 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
277 | $28,824 |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
204 | $32,362 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. · Epidemiology and Biostatistics. · Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. |
201 | $30,943 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
185 | $35,624 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Physiology, General. · Pathology/Experimental Pathology. · Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other. |
133 | $29,036 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. · Immunology. · Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other. |
116 | $36,089 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neurobiology and Anatomy. · Neuroscience. |
77 | $30,037 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. |
24 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Genetics, Other. · Human/Medical Genetics. |
18 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 14 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Pharmacology. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
375 | $38,001 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
272 | $49,591 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
227 | $35,950 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
108 | $43,618 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Cultural Anthropology. |
51 | $30,755 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 49 | $47,335 |
| Archeology. | 25 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
17 | $69,179 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Elementary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. |
198 | $50,951 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. |
110 | $92,906 |
| Education, General. | 109 | $47,896 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Mathematics Teacher Education. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Foreign Language Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. |
82 | $62,635 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 43 | $43,490 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Learning Sciences. · Educational Statistics and Research Methods. |
32 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
29 | $65,284 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
546 | $34,429 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Clinical Child Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. · Educational Psychology. |
33 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. · Computational and Applied Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, Other. · Computational Mathematics. |
266 | $83,883 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. · Mathematics, Other. |
202 | $43,164 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
90 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
166 | $38,470 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
140 | $37,915 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. · Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. · Geophysics and Seismology. |
102 | $38,071 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. |
49 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. · Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology. |
48 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Biology. | 146 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 136 | $54,053 |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 73 | $62,507 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | 63 | $107,161 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 39 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 26 | $35,038 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
331 | $37,823 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
118 | $60,816 |
| Journalism. | 34 | $30,444 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 172 | $69,608 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 123 | $37,114 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. · Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. · Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. · International Business, Trade, and Tax Law. · Tax Law/Taxation. · Health Law. |
105 | $64,765 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
171 | $30,294 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
82 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music Theory and Composition. · Conducting. · Music, General. · Keyboard Instruments. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. · Voice and Opera. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. · Brass Instruments. · Music Performance, General. · Percussion Instruments. · Music History, Literature, and Theory. · Stringed Instruments. · Woodwind Instruments. |
42 | $30,924 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Acting. · Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Directing and Theatrical Production. · Theatre Literature, History and Criticism. |
38 | $22,574 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. · Industrial and Product Design. |
36 | $49,494 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
15 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
133 | $74,462 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 105 | $53,202 |
| Architecture. | 66 | $43,564 |
| Landscape Architecture. | 40 | $59,867 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
272 | $30,403 |
| Forestry. ↳ Forest Sciences and Biology. |
21 | $47,213 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 148 | $58,167 |
| Social Work. ↳ Social Work. · Social Work, Other. |
120 | $44,928 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Area Studies, Other. · Asian Studies/Civilization. · Scandinavian Studies. · Chinese Studies. · Latin American Studies. · Near and Middle Eastern Studies. · South Asian Studies. · European Studies/Civilization. · Japanese Studies. · Korean Studies. · Southeast Asian Studies. · Russian Studies. |
176 | $36,198 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. · Women's Studies. · American Indian/Native American Studies. |
61 | $29,213 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
63 | $33,546 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. · East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Chinese Language and Literature. · Korean Language and Literature. |
58 | $28,026 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
41 | $27,937 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 24 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Latin Language and Literature. · Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature. |
22 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Norwegian Language and Literature. · German Language and Literature. · Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Danish Language and Literature. · Swedish Language and Literature. |
13 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
5 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 124 | $30,676 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
46 | $35,779 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History, Other. · History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. |
142 | $28,876 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
126 | $41,256 |
| Library Science, Other. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Ethics. |
96 | $36,290 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Chemical Technology/Technician. |
34 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology. | 25 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. ↳ Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Housing and Human Environments. ↳ Housing and Human Environments, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. |
2 | $27,075 |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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