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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in allied health.

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

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Allied Health Professions from EWU in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in allied health each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 59% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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.