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Academic Quality: What’s on your list? Count the advantages of AACSB accreditation. Small classes. An outstanding faculty. Mentoring opportunities. It’s all here.
Focus on Success: This is where you’ll be challenged as never before. And together we’ll explore how values and ethics play an integral part in your success story.
Networking: When you attend business and economics classes here in Seattle, the contacts you make can lead to exciting career opportunities. It’s all about being in the right place, at the right time.
Reputation: At SPU’s School of Business, Government, and Economics, you’ll learn essential tools to practice business in a way that contributes to society. That’s what we’re known for.
In the School of Business, Government, and Economics at Seattle Pacific University, we believe the highest purpose of business is to serve. Designed to advance “another way of doing business,” SPU's program is AACSB-accredited with quality instruction, small classes, and professional mentoring that underscore our emphasis on ethics derived from a distinctly Christian worldview.
Whether you're a potential graduate or undergraduate student, SPU's School of Business, Government, and Economics opens the door to service in the marketplace. Our Mission: "Deeply grounded in Christian faith and values, we develop leaders who advance human flourishing through service in business, government, and civil society."
Choose from master's degree programs in Business Administration (MBA), Information Systems (MS-ISM), Management With a Specialization in Social and Sustainable Management (MAM-SSM), and other Master of Arts in Management options.
We offer five undergraduate majors: Accounting, Business Administration (with seven distinct emphases), Economics, Global Development, and Political Science. Minors include Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Political Science.
Our Professional Development Certificate in Faith and Business is appropriate for both ministry and business professionals. We also partner with several professional organizations to offer a Certificate in Professional Human Resource Management and a Certificate in Global Human Resource Management.
AACSB International represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide.
What’s Fair and Right? In light of the recent decision by Gravity Payments CEO (and SPU alum) Dan Price to boost employee salaries, questions arise about the ethics of salary decisions. Dr. Kenman Wong, Professor of Business Ethics, tackled this hot issue in this recent Q&A in SPU's Response Magazine.