General Education at Eastern Washington University

If you plan to study general education, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in education from EWU.

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

EWU General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at EWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

EWU General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at EWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at EWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. 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 General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best General Education Schools	218
	294

In 2021, 216 students received their master’s degree in education from EWU. This makes it the #12 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU General Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from EWU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

EWU General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 216 education majors earned their master's degree from EWU. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from EWU, 78% 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 Eastern Washington University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	168
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• Special Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280

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.