Early Childhood Education Schools In Alabama
Alabama has 15 accredited early childhood education schools where early childhood education faculty who teach early childhood education classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the early childhood education academic community in Alabama, and the future trends in early childhood education training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education
- Masters degree in Early Childhood Education
- PhD degree in Early Childhood Education
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Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment
| Alabama | 27,660 |
| National | 2,079,010 |
Of all of the early childhood education professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Alabama.
Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In Alabama
| 25,920 | 26,660 | 25,610 | 26,510 | 27,660 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Alabama, the field of early childhood education is growing. In 2010 there were 1,740 more early childhood education professionals working in Alabama than there were in 2006. This represents a 7% growth in the field. This is faster than the trend for early childhood education professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of early childhood education professionals has shrunk by 0% between 2006 and 2010.
Early Childhood Education VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $36,213 | $37,003 | $39,960 | $40,885 | $42,835 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Alabama, as the number of early childhood education professionals is growing, the salaries earned by early childhood education professionals are increasing. Early childhood education professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $36,213 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $42,835 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$29,062 |
25th percentile |
$33,832 |
50th percentile |
$39,900 |
75th percentile |
$50,732 |
90th percentile |
$61,712 |
Thus, early childhood education professionals' salaries grew by 15% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Alabama state, within the field of early childhood education, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid early childhood education professionals earn 112% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Early childhood education professionals and related professions in Alabama
Early Childhood Education |
$42,835 |
Educational Leadership |
$79,195 |
Elementary Education |
$55,280 |
Special Education |
$48,843 |
Early childhood education professionals in Alabama earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Early Childhood Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
14 |
master |
11 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 26 |
The number of students graduating from the 15 accredited early childhood education schools in Alabama is decreasing. In Alabama, there were 484 graduates in 2006. And there were 334 graduates from early childhood education courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 31% percent decrease in the number of early childhood education school degree or certificate graduates in Alabama. A majority of these graduates, or 54%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education.