Science Education at Central Washington University

If you plan to study science education, take a look at what Central Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. In 2021, 12 physical science education majors received their bachelor's degree from CWU.

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

CWU Science Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science Education

CWU Science Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical science education progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical science education major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Science 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
	4
Most Popular Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	9
Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Science Education Schools	19
Best Value Science Education Schools	56

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical science education majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Science Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physical science education from CWU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical science education at CWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical science education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Distributive Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Technical Teacher Education
• History Education

Careers That Physical Science Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science 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 Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Middle School Teachers	9,070	$65,630
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990
Chemistry Professors	570	$72,320

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.