by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Eastern Washington University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
At Eastern Washington University, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 3,998 undergraduate · 3,132 graduate (7,130 total)
The most popular majors at Eastern Washington University, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 3,565 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 417 |
| Education, General. | 277 |
| Public Health. | 181 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 170 |
Among Eastern Washington University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | $66,106 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | $63,361 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $62,738 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | $59,357 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $56,780 |
The majors at Eastern Washington University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 3,565 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Organizational Leadership. |
417 | $46,917 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. · Accounting and Business/Management. |
170 | $49,862 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
53 | $35,280 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
47 | $40,949 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
28 | NA |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Business Statistics. · Management Science. |
25 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
5 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
2 | $41,675 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 277 | $49,118 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. · Health Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Technical Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. |
145 | $39,822 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
113 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
48 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Elementary Education and Teaching. |
41 | $41,387 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
20 | $41,502 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
18 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 4 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Health Services Administration. |
181 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy. |
70 | $66,106 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
47 | $56,521 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. |
47 | $63,361 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 27 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. |
27 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. · Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator. |
9 | $33,830 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. · Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic). |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Health/Medical Psychology. · School Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. · Educational Psychology. |
146 | $55,800 |
| Psychology, General. | 145 | $31,677 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Developmental and Child Psychology. |
26 | $28,605 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
112 | $29,633 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
88 | $25,717 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Anatomy. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 166 | $46,513 |
| Public Administration. | 7 | $51,175 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminology. | 64 | $31,680 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
33 | $26,619 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
28 | $39,218 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
14 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
13 | $32,580 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
8 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
4 | $28,843 |
| Archeology. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 91 | $59,357 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design. |
40 | $25,949 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
29 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. · Photography. |
26 | $17,056 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
20 | NA |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. |
13 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
11 | NA |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Music Management. |
5 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
104 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
68 | $35,667 |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 20 | NA |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
82 | $32,026 |
| Journalism. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 52 | $56,780 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
19 | $62,738 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Child Development. · Adult Development and Aging. |
50 | $29,965 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 28 | $21,921 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. · Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
19 | $29,028 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. · Geology/Earth Science, General. · Hydrology and Water Resources Science. |
23 | $43,280 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
14 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Meteorology. |
4 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINEERING/ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS. ↳ Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. |
36 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
20 | NA |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. ↳ Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General. |
5 | $32,571 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Applied and Professional Ethics. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. |
15 | $33,618 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
12 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
14 | $32,179 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
1 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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