Early Childhood Education Schools In Georgia

There are 53 accredited early childhood education schools in Georgia for faculty who teach early childhood education classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in early childhood education in the state of Georgia, which encompasses early childhood education training at the following levels:

Early Childhood Education Certificate
Associates degree in Early Childhood Education
Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education
Masters degree in Early Childhood Education
PhD degree in Early Childhood Education

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Professional Trends

Georgia Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment

Georgia	69,410
National	2,079,010

Of all of the early childhood education professionals in the country, nearly 3% are in the state of Georgia.

Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In Georgia

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
72,790	82,980	76,560	72,340	69,410

Yellow: Actual Values

In Georgia, the field of early childhood education is shrinking. In Georgia, 3,380 less early childhood education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Georgia, this field has shrunk by 5% in four years. 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 Georgia

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$37,203	$37,610	$39,482	$42,865	$45,738
$42,452	$44,373	$45,309	$46,939	$48,171

Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of early childhood education professionals is declining, the salaries paid to early childhood education professionals are increasing in Georgia. In 2006 early childhood education professionals made a mean salary of $37,203 per year, and in 2010 they made $45,738 per year.

Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in Georgia

10th percentile	$28,878
25th percentile	$34,292
50th percentile	$42,675
75th percentile	$54,438
90th percentile	$71,012

Thus, there was a 19% growth in early childhood education professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Georgia, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of early childhood education. The pay differential between the highest paid early childhood education professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 146%

Average Salaries for Early childhood education professionals and related professions in Georgia

Early Childhood Education	$45,738
Educational Leadership	$79,962
Elementary Education	$60,308
Special Education	$52,230

In Georgia, early childhood education professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Early Childhood Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in Georgia

associate	36
bachelor	25
master	10
doctor	3
Certificate	48
Total	122

The number of students graduating from the 53 accredited early childhood education schools in Georgia is increasing. In 2006 there were 2,072 early childhood education graduates from early childhood education courses in Georgia and in 2010 there were 2,935 graduates.

Thus there was a 42% percent increase in the number of early childhood education school degree or certificate graduates in Georgia. Most of these graduates, or 39%, earned a undergraduate certificate in early childhood education.

Early Childhood Education Faculty Salaries in Georgia

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