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Located in Ellensburg, Washington, Central Washington University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Ellensburg draws many to the area.

347 Master's Degrees

Where Is Central Washington University?

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Contact details for CWU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-963-1111
Website: www.cwu.edu

Central Washington University Graduate Student Diversity

610 Graduate Students
63% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 610 graduate students at CWU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Washington University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 50
White 208
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 306

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Central Washington University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at CWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Central Washington University

2,498 Took All Classes Online
6,394 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 99 bachelor’s degree and 57 master’s degree programs available online at CWU. In 2022-2023, 6,394 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CWU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CWU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 68%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 6%
Transportation & Materials Moving 52%

Central Washington University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 74 74
General Education 2 34 36
Health & Physical Education 0 36 36
Quality Control Technology 0 28 28
Computer Information Systems 0 26 26
Business Administration & Management 0 19 19
Educational Administration 0 18 18
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 16 16
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 16 16
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 15 15
Music 0 9 9
Behavioral Science 0 7 7
Natural Resources Conservation 0 6 6
Accounting 1 4 5
Human Resource Management 5 0 5
Information Technology 0 4 4
Writing Studies 0 4 4
Nutrition Science 0 4 4
Drama & Theater Arts 0 4 4
General Biology 0 3 3
Computer Science 0 3 3
History 0 3 3
Teaching English or French 0 2 2
Literature 0 2 2
Chemistry 0 2 2
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 2 2
Child Development & Psychology 0 2 2
Special Education 0 1 1
Public Health 0 1 1
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 0 1 1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 1 1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0
Hospitality Management 0 0 0
Insurance 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 0
Construction Engineering Technology 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0
General Engineering Technology 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0
Engineering Physics 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 0
General English Literature 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 0 0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0
Human Sciences Business Services 0 0 0
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 0 0 0
American Sign Language 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0
Data Analytics 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0
Museum Studies 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0
Recreation Administration 0 0 0
Culinary Arts 0 0 0
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0
Physics 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0
Anthropology 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0
Human Services 0 0 0
Public Administration 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0
Air Transportation 0 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0
TOTAL 8 347 355

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.

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