Physics Education at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 physics teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from USU.

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.

USU Physics Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics Teacher Education

USU Physics Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics teacher education progam at USU 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 physics teacher education major at USU 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
Most Focused Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Physics Education Schools	29
Most Focused Physics Education Schools	30

Physics Teacher Education Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Physics Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physics Education from USU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical physics teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at USU since its program graduates 62% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics teacher education at USU 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 Utah State University 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

USU 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

• English & Language Arts Education
• Technology Education
• Science Education
• Music Education
• Biology 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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Education Professors	850	$92,070
Physics Postsecondary Professors	170	$93,800

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.