Science Education at University of Iowa

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying science education, you may want to check out the program at University of Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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.

Iowa Science Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science Education
Master’s Degree in Physical Science Education

Iowa Science Education Rankings

The physical science education major at Iowa 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in physical science education, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Science Education Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physical science education bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical physical science education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical science education at Iowa are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical science education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a bachelor's in physical science education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa Science Education Master’s Program

82% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of physical science education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical science education master's degree from Iowa, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a master's in physical science education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Education Professors	760	$75,060
Biological Science Professors	730	$101,810
Agricultural Sciences Professors	280	$90,570

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
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