Business Schools

There are 3,588 accredited business schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of business classes at one of these schools, you play a crucial role in shaping the future of this growing field. Below are charts, statistics and analysis of the trends in business academia which includes business training at the following levels:

Business Certificate
Associates degree in Business
Bachelors degree in Business
Masters degree in Business
PhD degree in Business

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Business professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
4,574,900	4,642,140	4,767,290	4,717,920	4,698,490

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 4,698,490 business professionals were working in the US. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of business professionals has grown by 3%.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%.

National Salary percentiles for Business professionals

10th percentile	$47,799
25th percentile	$63,724
50th percentile	$88,013
75th percentile	$97,250
90th percentile	$106,487

In 2010, the median salary earned by business professionals around the nation, was $88,013 per year. The median yearly salary for business professionals in the US was 42% more than that for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Business

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$60,331	$62,941	$82,868	$84,772	$88,013

Light Blue: Salaries

There has been a 46% growth in business professionals' salaries from 2006 to 2010.

Educational Trends

National Business Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
84,460	88,251	96,025	105,088	87,749
283,087	293,542	295,992	307,366	324,090
1,371	1,643	1,738	1,966	2,003
137,236	142,423	150,075	164,055	156,312
36,003	35,285	36,263	39,730	35,678

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Business
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Business
Red: Doctorates Degree in Business
Light blue: Master's Degree in Business
Grey: Certificate in Business

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for business professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In 2006, 542,157 students graduated from business degree programs in the US. In 2010, 605,832 students graduated from business schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 12% growth in the number of business graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from business courses is less than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Business Programs offered Nationwide

associate	4,283
bachelor	6,764
master	2,771
doctor	239
Certificate	3,046
Total	17,103

The number of schools offering business programs has decreased. There were 3099 business schools across the country in 2006. And there were 3588 schools in 2010.

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