Physics Education at University of Northern Iowa

What traits are you looking for in a physics teacher education school? To help you decide if University of Northern Iowa is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics teacher education program.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. In 2021, 2 physics teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from UNI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics Education section at the bottom of this page.

UNI Physics Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics Teacher Education

UNI Physics Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how UNI performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics teacher education major at UNI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics 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 Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Physics Education Schools	4
Most Popular Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Physics Education Schools	8
	8
Most Popular Physics Education Schools	10
	16
Most Focused Physics Education Schools	17

Physics Teacher Education Student Demographics at UNI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics teacher education majors at University of Northern Iowa.

UNI Physics Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physics Education from UNI in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics teacher education at UNI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in physics teacher education.

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

UNI also has a doctoral program available in physics teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
• Modern Language Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Technology Education
• Social Science Teacher Education

Careers That Physics Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics teacher 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Education Professors	760	$75,060
Physics Postsecondary Professors	160	$111,510

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.