STEM Education

The Bagwell College of Education is home to innovative research, scholarship, teaching, and strategic partnerships in STEM education. Not only is Bagwell a state leader in STEM teacher preparation, the faculty here impact STEM teacher preparation across the nation.

Why Become a STEM Teacher?

• Teachers rate their lives better than all other occupation groups, trailing only physicians
• Local starting salaries are mid $60k
• Teachers have multiple loan forgiveness programs and scholarships
• Teachers have great retirement benefits
• Teachers can get a job almost anywhere! 
• Teachers have summers and holidays off, usually working 185 days per year
• Teachers change lives!