Science Education at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

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.

San Jose State Science Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physical Science Education

San Jose State Science Education Rankings

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.

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Science Education Master’s Program

Of the 5 physical science education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from San Jose State, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in physical science education each year. San Jose 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 San Jose State, 80% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physical science education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Music 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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Chemistry Professors	1,570	$116,530

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.