Science Education at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 physical science education majors received their bachelor's degree from WCU.

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.

WCU Science Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science Education

WCU Science Education Rankings

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

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 physical science education major at WCU 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 Value Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Science Education Schools	9
Most Focused Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Science Education Schools	41
Most Focused Science Education Schools	64
	73
Best Science Education Schools	104

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Science Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 physical science education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WCU, about 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical physical science education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical science education at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in physical science education.

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

WCU 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

• Spanish Education
• Mathematics Education
• Art Education
• Social Studies Education
• English & Language Arts 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Education Professors	2,500	$66,990
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Chemistry Professors	960	$85,800

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.