Physics Education at Wichita State 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 Wichita State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 14,999 students attend the school each year. Of the 342 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University in 2021, 2 of them were physics education majors.

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.

WSU Physics Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics Teacher Education

WSU Physics Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics teacher education progam at WSU 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 WSU 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
	6
Most Popular Physics Education Schools	10
Best Value Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
	14
Best Physics Education Schools	26

Physics Teacher Education Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Physics Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 physics teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from WSU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics teacher education at WSU 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 Wichita 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

WSU 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

• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Science Education
• Art Education
• Mathematics 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Education Professors	350	$68,730
Physics Postsecondary Professors	110	$95,460

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.