Science Education at Fitchburg State University

Every science education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical science education program at Fitchburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,728.

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.

Fitchburg State Science Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physical Science Education

Fitchburg State Science Education Rankings

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Physical Science Education Student Demographics at Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State Science Education Master’s Program

The physical science education program at Fitchburg State awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in physical science education each year. Fitchburg State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physical science education master's degree from Fitchburg State, 100% 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 Fitchburg State University with a master's in physical science education.

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

Related Majors

• Technology Education
• Art Education
• Mathematics Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Reading Teacher 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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230
Chemistry Professors	870	$104,780

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 Found5dollar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.