General Public Health at Central Washington University

If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what Central Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in general public health from CWU.

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

CWU General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

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? CWU offers distance education options for general public health at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CWU General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how CWU performed in these rankings.

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 general public health major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. 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 Online General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Online General Public Health Schools	17
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
	127
Best General Public Health Schools	144
	159
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	226
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	239
	241
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	248
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	290

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in general public health from CWU. This makes it the #240 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 general public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CWU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

CWU General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in general public health from CWU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a general public health 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 general public health.

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 general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Public Health Education and Promotion

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610

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.