Science Education at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 physical science education majors received their bachelor's degree from UCF.

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.

UCF Science Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science Education

UCF Science Education Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical science education major at UCF 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 Science Education Schools	17
Most Popular Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Value Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
	67
Most Focused Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Focused Science Education Schools	173

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Science Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical science education from UCF. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical science education at UCF 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in physical science education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCF 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
• English & Language Arts Education
• Mathematics Education
• Art Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Middle School Teachers	30,110	$53,140
Education Professors	1,770	$74,190
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750
Chemistry Professors	800	$98,270

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.