Offered Programs at CWU
Offered Degrees/Programs
BS, MS, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
BS, MS, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
211
Total Number of Online Programs
10
Total Number of Completers
2,551
Central Washington University offers 211 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 144 Bachelor's, 52 Master's, 3 Post-BS Certificate, 12 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 10 programs are available through Bachelor's, Master's, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 4 Bachelor's, 5 Master's, 1 Post-MS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,551 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Central Washington University.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 2,235 Bachelor's, 303 Master's, and 13 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by CWU.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 144 4 2,235 Master's 52 5 303 Post-BS Certificate 3 0 - Post-MS Certificate 12 1 13 Total 211 10 2,551
The following table shows the best programs at Central Washington University based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Certificate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Construction Management $67,100 Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician $64,100 Computer Science $48,300 Computer and Information Sciences $45,100 Special Education and Teaching $44,600
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Educational Leadership and Administration $59,200 Accounting $51,800 Health and Physical Education/Fitness $45,000
The following table lists the popular programs at Central Washington University based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Psychology 233 $30,900 Elementary Education and Teaching 183 - Business Administration and Management 161 $38,700 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 125 - Accounting 111 $43,900
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at CWU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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14 completers $27,500 Environmental Studies ✕ 14 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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2 completers - Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies ✕ 1 - Women's Studies ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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43 completers $31,500 Communication ✕ 21 - Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 0 $31,500 Mass Communication/Media Studies ✕ 0 - Journalism ✕ 0 - Radio and Television ✕ 0 - Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia ✕ 10 - Public Relations/Image Management ✕ 12 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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205 completers $45,100 Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 0 $45,100 Information Technology ✕ 129 - Computer Science ✕ 76 $48,300
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services
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9 completers - Culinary Arts and Related Services (other) ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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310 completers - Education ✕ 9 - Bilingual and Multilingual Education ✕ 0 - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 7 $44,600 Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs ✕ 0 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 161 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 9 - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods ✕ 20 - Art Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Business Teacher Education ✕ 0 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 17 - Foreign Language Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Health Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education ✕ 8 - Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 5 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 15 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 28 - Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education ✕ 4 - Social Science Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Trade and Industrial Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Biology Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Chemistry Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Drama and Dance Teacher Education ✕ 0 - French Language Teacher Education ✕ 0 - German Language Teacher Education ✕ 0 - History Teacher Education ✕ 25 - Spanish Language Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Geography Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Psychology Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Earth Science Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology
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74 completers - Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician ✕ 11 - Industrial Technology/Technician ✕ 9 - Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician ✕ 0 - Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other) ✕ 0 - Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician ✕ 27 $64,100 Industrial Safety Technology/Technician ✕ 0 - Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician ✕ 24 - Construction Engineering Technology/Technician ✕ 0 - Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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26 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 0 - Japanese Language and Literature ✕ 5 - Russian Language and Literature ✕ 2 - German Language and Literature ✕ 0 - French Language and Literature ✕ 1 $39,600 Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 15 - Sign Language Interpretation and Translation ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
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26 completers - Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences ✕ 2 - Foodservice Systems Administration/Management ✕ 0 - Family Systems ✕ 14 - Apparel and Textile Marketing Management ✕ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
✔ (1 completers)57 completers - English Language and Literature ✔ 15 - Creative Writing ✕ 42 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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7 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 7 - Humanities/Humanistic Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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67 completers $26,000 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 67 $26,000 Botany/Plant Biology ✕ 0 - Zoology/Animal Biology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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7 completers - Mathematics ✕ 3 - Applied Mathematics ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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24 completers - Gerontology ✕ 0 - Behavioral Sciences ✕ 4 - Natural Sciences ✕ 0 - Nutrition Sciences ✕ 17 $31,500 Data Science, General ✕ 2 - Business Analytics ✕ 0 - Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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69 completers - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies ✕ 0 - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management ✕ 0 $35,700 Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 0 $27,900 Sport and Fitness Administration/Management ✕ 26 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 43 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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6 completers - Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 6 - Religion/Religious Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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43 completers - Physical Sciences ✕ 0 - Chemistry ✕ 15 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 11 - Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) ✕ 1 - Physics ✕ 16 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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246 completers $30,900 Psychology ✕ 246 $30,900
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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126 completers $36,200 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 126 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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5 completers - Public Policy Analysis ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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167 completers $36,400 Social Sciences ✕ 44 $36,400 Anthropology ✕ 25 $22,400 Economics ✕ 14 $36,000 Geography ✕ 9 $32,900 Political Science and Government ✕ 17 $34,700 Sociology ✕ 58 $32,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Transportation and Materials Moving
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67 completers $39,300 Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology ✕ 0 $39,300 Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew ✕ 40 - Aviation/Airway Management and Operations ✕ 27 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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120 completers - Dance ✕ 4 - Graphic Design ✕ 0 - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 7 $20,600 Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology ✕ 3 - Acting ✕ 1 - Musical Theatre ✕ 5 - Film/Cinema/Video Studies ✕ 26 $25,800 Art/Art Studies ✕ 11 $23,500 Fine/Studio Arts ✕ 34 - Art History, Criticism and Conservation ✕ 2 - Music ✕ 26 - Music Performance ✕ 0 - Music Theory and Composition ✕ 1 - Keyboard Instruments ✕ 0 - Voice and Opera ✕ 0 - Stringed Instruments ✕ 0 - Percussion Instruments ✕ 0 - Music Management ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (1 completers)37 completers - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 0 - Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other) ✕ 0 - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) ✕ 11 - Public Health ✔ 26 $33,800 Public Health Education and Promotion ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ (1 completers)409 completers - Business/Commerce ✕ 0 - Business Administration and Management ✕ 269 $38,700 Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management ✕ 3 - Office Management and Supervision ✕ 0 - Accounting ✕ 68 $43,900 Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary ✕ 0 - Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies ✕ 4 - Financial Planning and Services ✕ 2 - Hospitality Administration/Management ✕ 21 - Actuarial Science ✕ 7 - Insurance ✔ 9 - Fashion Merchandising ✕ 0 - Special Products Marketing Operations ✕ 1 - Construction Management ✕ 25 $67,100
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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21 completers -
History ✕ 21 - Total 2,235
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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11 completers - Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other) ✕ 11 - Natural Resources and Conservation (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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50 completers - Information Technology ✕ 50 - Computer Science ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (3 completers)60 completers - Education ✕ 52 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✔ 0 $59,200 Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision ✕ 0 - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✔ 7 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✕ 0 - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 0 - Business Teacher Education ✕ 0 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Health Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 0 - Reading Teacher Education ✔ 0 - Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Technical Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Trade and Industrial Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Drama and Dance Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology
✔ (1 completers)1 completers - Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician ✔ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
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13 completers - Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences ✕ 3 - Family Systems ✕ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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8 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 7 - Creative Writing ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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6 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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0 completers - Mathematics ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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10 completers - Behavioral Sciences ✕ 5 - Nutrition Sciences ✕ 5 - Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
✔ (1 completers)33 completers - Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✔ 27 $45,000 Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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13 completers - Chemistry ✕ 4 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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24 completers - Experimental Psychology ✕ 5 - Counseling Psychology ✕ 8 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology ✕ 0 - School Psychology ✕ 11 - Applied Behavior Analysis ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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5 completers - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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0 completers - Public Administration ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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48 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 2 - Art/Art Studies ✕ 0 - Fine/Studio Arts ✕ 2 - Music ✕ 44 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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7 completers - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✕ 0 - Public Health ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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10 completers - Accounting ✕ 10 $51,800
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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4 completers -
History ✕ 4 - Total 303
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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0 completers - Counseling Psychology ✕ 0 - School Psychology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers -
Dietetics/Dietitian ✕ 0 - Total 0
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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0 completers - Information Technology ✕ 0 -
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Education
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7 completers - Education ✕ 4 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities ✕ 3 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
✔ (1 completers)4 completers - Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✔ 4 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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0 completers - Counseling Psychology ✕ 0 - School Psychology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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2 completers - Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers - Community Health and Preventive Medicine ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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0 completers -
Accounting ✕ 0 - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✕ 0 - Total 13
