Allied Health Professions at Eastern Washington University

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Eastern Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349.

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

EWU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

EWU Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in allied health each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied 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
Athletic Training	6

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied 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 Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,360	$67,600
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980
Respiratory Therapists	2,050	$69,540

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.