Chemistry Education at Western Governors University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year.

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

WGU Chemistry Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry Teacher Education
Master’s Degree in Chemistry Teacher Education

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

WGU does offer online education options in chemistry teacher education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

WGU Chemistry Education Rankings

The chemistry teacher education major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry 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.

Chemistry Teacher Education Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry teacher education majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Chemistry Education Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry teacher education at WGU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a bachelor's in chemistry teacher education.

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

WGU Chemistry Education Master’s Program

60% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry teacher education master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry teacher education master's degree from WGU, 78% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a master's in chemistry teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Careers That Chemistry Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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 Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Middle School Teachers	6,540	$61,880
Education Professors	850	$92,070
Chemistry Professors	230	$94,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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