Early Childhood Education Schools In Kansas
In Kansas, there are 9 accredited schools where early childhood education classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Kansas' early childhood education academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in early childhood education includes early childhood education training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Early Childhood Education
- Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education
- Masters degree in Early Childhood Education
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Professional Trends
Kansas Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment
| Kansas | 21,250 |
| National | 2,079,010 |
Of all of the early childhood education professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Kansas state.
Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In Kansas
| 21,070 | 21,520 | 22,490 | 22,580 | 21,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Early Childhood Education is a growing field in Kansas. In 2010 there were 180 more early childhood education professionals working in Kansas than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of early childhood education professionals has grown by 1%. This growth is faster than the national trend for early childhood education professionals which shows a 0% decrease in the number of early childhood education professionals working around the nation.
Early Childhood Education VS. All Professions salaries in Kansas
| $36,588 | $36,910 | $38,682 | $40,785 | $42,278 |
| $41,394 | $43,120 | $44,217 | $45,570 | $46,014 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of early childhood education professionals is growing, the salaries paid to early childhood education professionals are increasing in Kansas. The mean salary for early childhood education professionals in 2006 was $36,588 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $42,278 per year.
Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in Kansas
10th percentile |
$27,010 |
25th percentile |
$31,678 |
50th percentile |
$39,530 |
75th percentile |
$51,862 |
90th percentile |
$62,678 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in early childhood education professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Kansas, 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 132%
Average Salaries for Early childhood education professionals and related professions in Kansas
Early Childhood Education |
$42,278 |
Educational Leadership |
$74,292 |
Elementary Education |
$53,235 |
Special Education |
$48,067 |
In Kansas, 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 Kansas
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 10 |
As the number of early childhood education professionals is increasing in Kansas state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited early childhood education schools in Kansas state is decreasing. In Kansas, there were 51 graduates in 2006. And there were 46 graduates from early childhood education courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of early childhood education school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas by 10%. Most of these graduates, or 50%, earned a bachelor's degree in early childhood education.