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In the most recent reporting year, students from 27 majors graduated from Central Washington University.
At Central Washington University, students can earn anything from associate degrees through the master’s degree.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | — |
Completions: 4,706 undergraduate · 632 graduate (5,338 total)
The most popular majors at Central Washington University, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,669 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 279 |
| Psychology, General. | 260 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 196 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 180 |
The following majors at Central Washington University have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Construction Management. | $73,538 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | $68,738 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | $68,024 |
| Computer Science. | $63,052 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | $59,580 |
Browse every major at Central Washington University, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,669 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
279 | $44,355 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
82 | $47,780 |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
25 | $73,538 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
21 | NA |
| Insurance. | 9 | NA |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Actuarial Science. |
7 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
6 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Financial Planning and Services. |
4 | NA |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. ↳ Special Products Marketing Operations. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. |
196 | $47,716 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · History Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education. · Trade and Industrial Teacher Education. |
126 | $44,714 |
| Education, General. | 65 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities. |
10 | $47,108 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
7 | $58,531 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 260 | $30,225 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ School Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. |
19 | $55,244 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. |
180 | $50,888 |
| Computer Science. | 76 | $63,052 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
66 | $34,577 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 44 | $36,440 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
30 | $23,677 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
18 | $38,008 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
18 | $37,000 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. |
11 | $32,782 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Theory and Composition. |
74 | $31,645 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
51 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
26 | $26,633 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Musical Theatre. · Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. · Acting. |
18 | $22,474 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
134 | $39,307 |
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
106 | $33,462 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician. |
29 | $68,024 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician. |
25 | $59,580 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. |
11 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Industrial Technology/Technician. |
9 | NA |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Energy Systems Technology/Technician. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
75 | $28,926 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation. ↳ Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew. · Aviation/Airway Management and Operations. |
71 | $39,416 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
45 | $26,542 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 22 | $24,481 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
22 | $35,240 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
21 | $36,804 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. ↳ Public Administration and Social Service Professions. |
48 | $35,873 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. |
33 | $31,199 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic). |
11 | $68,738 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. | 21 | $35,097 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations/Image Management. |
12 | $39,441 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
10 | $26,320 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Family Systems. |
24 | $25,320 |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textile Marketing Management. |
10 | $37,843 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 5 | $49,785 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences. | 22 | $30,834 |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 10 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
2 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
17 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. |
7 | NA |
| American Sign Language. ↳ Sign Language Interpretation and Translation. |
5 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other. |
26 | $30,506 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
26 | $24,271 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. ↳ Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. ↳ Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
4 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies. |
2 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
2 | 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.
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