Science Education at Eastern Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a physical science education school? To help you decide if Eastern Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical science education program.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in physical science education from EWU.

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.

EWU Science Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science Education

EWU Science Education Rankings

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

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 EWU 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
	15
Most Popular Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
	32
Best Value Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Science Education Schools	66
Most Focused Science Education Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Value Science Education Schools	71
Most Focused Science Education Schools	118

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in physical science education from EWU. This is the #67 most popular school for physical science education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Science Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 physical science education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from EWU, about 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical physical science education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 66% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical science education at EWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Eastern 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	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EWU 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

• Biology Education
• Spanish Education
• Chemistry Education
• Music Education
• Social Studies 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 Eastern 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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.