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Health Professions at Central Washington University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Central Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 151 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from CWU.

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.

CWU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CWU offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

CWU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 305
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 423
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 918
Most Focused Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools 1,455
Most Popular Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools 1,455

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in health professions from CWU. This makes it the #1,152 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 151 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from CWU. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at CWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 77
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

CWU Health Professions Master’s Program

100% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from CWU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions 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 health professions.

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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

CWU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions 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 Central Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health/Medical Prep Programs 64
Public Health 44
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 30
Allied Health Professions 17

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 Central 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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