General Education at Eastern Washington University

If you plan to study general education, 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 has a total student population of 12,349. Of the 212 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 10 of them were general education majors.

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

EWU General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education
• Master’s Degree in General Education

Online Classes Are Available at EWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, EWU does offer online courses in general education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

EWU General Education Rankings

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

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 education major at EWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. 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 General Education Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular General Education Schools	25
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	130
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194
	294
Best Value General Education Schools	317

In 2021, 216 students received their master’s degree in general education from EWU. This makes it the #12 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Education Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU General Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 general education majors earned their bachelor's degree from EWU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

EWU General Education Master’s Program

Of the 216 general education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EWU, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a general education master's degree from EWU, 78% 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 Eastern Washington University with a master's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	168
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

EWU also has a doctoral program available in general education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general education 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
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280

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.