Allied Health Professions at Central Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if Central Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from CWU.

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.

CWU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

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.

CWU does offer online education options in allied health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CWU Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health 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 allied health major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied 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 Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162

Earnings of CWU Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $68,738. This is 34% higher than $51,384, which is the national average for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 allied health majors earned their bachelor's degree from CWU. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health 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 allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Public Health
• Health/Medical Prep Programs

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 Central 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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.