Project Management Schools

As a professor or instructor of project management classes at one of the 24 accredited project management schools in the country, you play a essential role in shaping the future of this growing field. Below are charts, statistics and analysis of the trends in project management academia which includes project management training at the following levels:

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

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Project management professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2,339,360	2,423,330	2,490,420	2,416,650	2,266,370

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 2,266,370 project management professionals were working in the US. The number of project management professionals has shrunk by 3% between 2006 and 2010.

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

National Salary percentiles for Project management professionals

10th percentile	$45,183
25th percentile	$57,781
50th percentile	$75,734
75th percentile	$97,762
90th percentile	$103,813

Nationally, the median yearly salary earned by project management professionals was $75,734 in 2010. This is 20% more than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Project Management

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$67,008	$70,128	$72,683	$74,400	$75,734

Light Blue: Salaries

Between the years 2006 and 2010, salaries for project management professionals have grown by 13%.

Educational Trends

National Project Management Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2,434	1,961	2,454	2,909	2,725
6,565	7,931	8,306	10,555	6,713
40	39	37	33	33
3,112	3,392	3,602	4,515	3,913
826	715	715	630	602

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

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for project management professionals. And the story on the educational front is similar. In the year 2006 there were 12,977 students who graduated from project management degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 13,986 students graduating from project management schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 8% growth in the number of project management graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from project management courses is less than the 12% growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general.

Project Management Programs offered Nationwide

associate	2
bachelor	1
master	9
doctor	0
Certificate	7
Total	19

The number of schools offering project management programs has decreased. In 2006 there were 356 project management schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 413 schools.

Project Management Faculty Salaries

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