Science Education at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year.

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.

NAU Science Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science Education
• Master’s Degree in Physical Science Education

NAU Science Education Rankings

The physical science education major at NAU 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.

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Science Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of physical science education bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NAU Science Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of physical science education master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in physical science education each year. NAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the physical science education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• German Language Teacher Education
• Physics Education
• Chemistry Education
• Health Education
• Biology 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Middle School Teachers	11,330	$43,560
Education Professors	1,060	$79,120
Biological Science Professors	800	$99,960
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	680	$100,900

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.