Public Health at Central Washington University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received their master's degree in public health.

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

CWU Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CWU does offer online courses in public health for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CWU Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Public Health Master’s Program

The public health program at CWU awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from CWU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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 Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,000	$78,240
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.