Management Schools

As a professor or instructor of management classes at one of the 1,790 accredited management schools in the country, you play a central role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in management, which encompasses management training at the following levels:

  • Management Certificate
  • Associates degree in Management
  • Bachelors degree in Management
  • Masters degree in Management
  • PhD degree in Management

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Management professionals

4,314,770 4,408,600 4,524,790 4,481,720 4,440,210
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

4,440,210 management professionals were working in the US in the year 2010. Over the course of the past 4 years, this number has grown by 3%.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%. Until 2018 this trend is expected to contine.

National Salary percentiles for Management professionals

10th percentile		 $42,817
25th percentile		 $56,406
50th percentile		 $76,585
75th percentile		 $104,127
90th percentile		 $131,669

The median yearly salary earned by management professionals, in 2010, was $76,585. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for management professionals in the US was 25% more than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Management

$68,651 $71,668 $74,513 $75,740 $76,585
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Management professionals' salaries have grown by 12% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Management Student enrollment growth by degree

38,745 43,477 47,670 43,477 39,797
124,068 128,102 129,897 128,102 122,891
801 863 934 863 1,026
84,604 88,557 95,312 88,557 93,785
7,570 7,823 8,264 7,814 8,092
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Management
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Management
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Management
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Management
  • Grey: Certificate in Management

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for management professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In the US, 255,788 students graduated from management degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 265,591 students graduated from management schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 4% growth in the number of management graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from management courses is less than the 12% growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general.

Management Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 797
bachelor		 957
master		 356
doctor		 17
Certificate		 735
Total2,862

As student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering management programs has also increased. There were 2467 management schools across the country in 2006. And there were 2736 schools in 2010.

Management Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Management Schools in California137 Schools
  2. Management Schools in Texas99 Schools
  3. Management Schools in Florida91 Schools
  4. Management Schools in North Carolina90 Schools
  5. Management Schools in Pennsylvania86 Schools
  6. Management Schools in New York85 Schools
  7. Management Schools in Ohio81 Schools
  8. Management Schools in Illinois74 Schools
  9. Management Schools in Michigan63 Schools
  10. Management Schools in Georgia52 Schools
  11. Management Schools in Missouri51 Schools
  12. Management Schools in Minnesota48 Schools
  13. Management Schools in Washington State46 Schools
  14. Management Schools in Oklahoma46 Schools
  15. Management Schools in Massachusetts42 Schools
  16. Management Schools in Tennessee41 Schools
  17. Management Schools in Wisconsin41 Schools
  18. Management Schools in Alabama40 Schools
  19. Management Schools in Arizona38 Schools
  20. Management Schools in Indiana37 Schools
  21. Management Schools in South Carolina34 Schools
  22. Management Schools in Maryland34 Schools
  23. Management Schools in Kansas31 Schools
  24. Management Schools in Iowa29 Schools
  25. Management Schools in Virginia28 Schools
  26. Management Schools in Oregon25 Schools
  27. Management Schools in Mississippi24 Schools
  28. Management Schools in Colorado22 Schools
  29. Management Schools in Connecticut22 Schools
  30. Management Schools in Kentucky22 Schools
  31. Management Schools in New Jersey19 Schools
  32. Management Schools in Nebraska17 Schools
  33. Management Schools in Utah17 Schools
  34. Management Schools in West Virginia17 Schools
  35. Management Schools in Arkansas15 Schools
  36. Management Schools in New Mexico14 Schools
  37. Management Schools in Louisiana13 Schools
  38. Management Schools in South Dakota12 Schools
  39. Management Schools in Idaho12 Schools
  40. Management Schools in Nevada11 Schools
  41. Management Schools in Montana10 Schools
  42. Management Schools in New Hampshire10 Schools
  43. Management Schools in Vermont10 Schools
  44. Management Schools in North Dakota10 Schools
  45. Management Schools in Hawaii9 Schools
  46. Management Schools in Maine9 Schools
  47. Management Schools in Delaware7 Schools
  48. Management Schools in Alaska7 Schools
  49. Management Schools in Washington DC5 Schools
  50. Management Schools in Rhode Island4 Schools
  51. Management Schools in Wyoming3 Schools

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