Seattle, WA (population: 614,214) has four investment schools within its city limits. University of Washington-Seattle Campus, the highest ranked school in the city with an investment program, has a total student population of 45,943. It is the 26th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Washington.
Investment students from Seattle schools who go on to become investment managers, investment bankers, finance analysts, financial planners, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Personal financial advisors make on average $94,180 per year and there are about 149,460 of them employed in the US today.
Seattle lies in King county, which is one of the 24 counties in Washington. Overall, the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett Metropolitan area has 1,404,710 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $25.60/hr average worker wage, and a $53,240 average annual salary.
Of the 4 investment schools in Seattle, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Seattle University comes out as the most expensive ($27,268/yr) for investment students, with University of Washington-Seattle Campus as the lowest, reported at only $8,906/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Seattle |
Kirkland | WA | 48,153 | 2 | 17.9541 | 117 | 8.5 miles |
Bellevue | WA | 128,225 | 4 | 10.794 | 140 | 9.0 miles |
Tukwila | WA | - | 1 | 9.30665 | 25 | 10.9 miles |
Bothell | WA | - | 2 | 28.3486 | 26 | 11.9 miles |
Renton | WA | 66,884 | 4 | 19.959 | 76 | 12.0 miles |
Lynnwood | WA | - | 1 | 17.534 | 76 | 14.0 miles |
Edmonds | WA | 40,568 | 0 | - | 0 | 14.6 miles |
Kent | WA | 84,987 | 1 | 34.1348 | 6 | 16.7 miles |
Federal Way | WA | 84,659 | 2 | 22.1387 | 18 | 21.4 miles |
Everett | WA | 99,092 | 6 | 27.2101 | 95 | 24.5 miles |
Tacoma | WA | 200,855 | 9 | 34.3764 | 293 | 26.1 miles |
Fife | WA | - | 1 | 33.1119 | 4 | 26.3 miles |
Puyallup | WA | - | 1 | 10.872 | 24 | 30.2 miles |
South Hill | WA | 63,243 | 0 | - | 0 | 33.4 miles |
Olympia | WA | 46,257 | 2 | 20.9056 | 57 | 47.4 miles |
Bellingham | WA | 82,173 | 5 | 30.4386 | 275 | 77.7 miles |
Aberdeen | WA | - | 3 | 19.6431 | 151 | 82.0 miles |