Early Childhood Education Schools In Maryland
There are 23 accredited early childhood education schools in Maryland 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 Maryland, 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
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Professional Trends
Maryland Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment
| Maryland | 39,640 |
| National | 2,079,010 |
Approximately 2% of the country's early childhood education professionals work in Maryland state.
Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In Maryland
| 35,570 | 38,950 | 42,780 | 43,940 | 39,640 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maryland, the field of early childhood education is growing. 4,070 more early childhood education professionals were working in Maryland in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Maryland, this field has grown by 11% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of early childhood education professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of early childhood education professionals has shrunk by 0% from 2006 to 2010.
Early Childhood Education VS. All Professions salaries in Maryland
| $42,998 | $46,103 | $47,535 | $45,205 | $45,390 |
| $47,750 | $50,212 | $51,747 | $52,671 | $54,055 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Maryland, 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 $42,998 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $45,390 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in Maryland
10th percentile |
$27,020 |
25th percentile |
$32,425 |
50th percentile |
$41,938 |
75th percentile |
$53,890 |
90th percentile |
$69,170 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 5%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 156% pay differential between the highest paid early childhood education professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of early childhood education in Maryland.
Average Salaries for Early childhood education professionals and related professions in Maryland
Early Childhood Education |
$45,390 |
Educational Leadership |
$83,828 |
Elementary Education |
$68,040 |
Special Education |
$64,173 |
Early childhood education professionals in Maryland 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 Maryland
associate |
14 |
bachelor |
10 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 30 |
As the number of early childhood education professionals is increasing in Maryland state, the number of students graduating from the 23 accredited early childhood education schools in Maryland state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 336 early childhood education graduates from early childhood education courses in Maryland and in 2010 there were 450 graduates.
This represents a 34% increase in the number of early childhood education degree or certificate school graduates in Maryland state. Most of these graduates, or 47%, earned a associate's degree in early childhood education.