Allied Health Professions at Eastern Washington University

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

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 Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

EWU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Allied Health

EWU Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

60% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in allied health each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Athletic Training	6

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 Eastern 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
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