General Public Health at Eastern Washington University

If you plan to study general public health, 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 approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 188 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 10 of them were general public health majors.

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.

EWU General Public Health Degrees Available

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

EWU General Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at EWU 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
	19
	22
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	61
Most Popular General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	71
Most Focused General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	71
Best General Public Health Schools	86
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	141
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	180
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	225

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in general public health from EWU. This makes it the #154 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Public Health from EWU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in general public health.

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

EWU General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 general public health majors earned their master's degree from EWU. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

EWU 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

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 Eastern 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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.