Science Education at Eastern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying science education, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. Of the 122 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2021, 2 of them were science education majors.

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.

EIU Science Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science Education

EIU Science Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical science education major at EIU 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
Best Value Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
	58
Best Science Education Schools	71
Most Focused Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
	78
Most Popular Science Education Schools	100

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Science Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical science education from EIU. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical science education at EIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

EIU 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

• Social Science Teacher Education
• Technical Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Health 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Chemistry Professors	1,030	$87,070

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.