Physics Education at Western Michigan University
Every physics education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics teacher education program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.
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.
WMU Physics Education Degrees Available
Online Classes Are Available at WMU
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.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WMU offers distance education options for physics teacher education at the following degree levels:
WMU Physics Education Rankings
Related Majors
- Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
- Health Education
- Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
- History 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.
Occupation | Jobs in MI | Average Salary in MI |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 24,130 | $62,950 |
Education Professors | 1,130 | $76,650 |
Physics Postsecondary Professors | 490 | $98,870 |
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 TheKuLeR under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.