Public Health at Eastern Washington University

If you plan to study public health, 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 approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year.

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.

EWU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

EWU Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public health master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	16

Related Majors

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

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 Eastern 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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.