Health Professions at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 188 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from EWU.

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.

EWU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

EWU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions 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 health professions major at EWU 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
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	353
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	405
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	579
Best Health Professions Schools	637
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	707
	1,076

In 2021, 101 students received their master’s degree in health professions from EWU. This makes it the #357 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #392 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 188 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from EWU, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at EWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	120
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

EWU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 health professions majors earned their master's degree from EWU. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from EWU, 66% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

EWU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 37 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Eastern Washington University. 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
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	81
Communication Sciences	53
Dental Support Services	50
Nursing	45
Mental & Social Health Services	38
Health & Medical Administrative Services	31
Public Health	26
Health Sciences & Services	7
Allied Health Professions	6

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 Eastern 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.