Science Education at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 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.

UIC Science Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physical Science Education

UIC 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 UIC

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

UIC Science Education Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Science Education from UIC in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in physical science education each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

In the physical science education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• French Language Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Art Education
• Spanish Education
• Mathematics 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Chemistry Professors	1,030	$87,070

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.