Health Professions at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

EWU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

EWU Health Professions Rankings

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #392 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from EWU. About 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from EWU, 66% 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 Eastern Washington University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	70
Communication Sciences	26
Mental & Social Health Services	19
Public Health	16
Dental Support Services	10
Allied Health Professions	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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 Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Personal Care Aides	47,240	$29,140
Nursing Assistants	32,690	$32,130
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.