Science Education at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Science Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physical Science Education

UPenn 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 UPenn

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

UPenn Science Education Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Science Education from UPenn in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in physical science education each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physical science education master's degree from UPenn, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physical science education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Mathematics Education
• Social Studies Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Reading Teacher 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990
Chemistry Professors	1,430	$93,510

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.