Early Childhood Education Schools In Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 43 accredited early childhood education schools where early childhood education faculty who teach early childhood education classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in early childhood education in the state of Massachusetts, 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

Statistics

Professional Trends

Massachusetts Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment

Massachusetts	48,170
National	2,079,010

Of all of the early childhood education professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Massachusetts state.

Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In Massachusetts

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
53,000	53,450	52,070	50,090	48,170

Yellow: Actual Values

In Massachusetts, the field of early childhood education is shrinking. In Massachusetts, 4,830 less early childhood education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Massachusetts, this field has shrunk by 9% in four years. This decline 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 Massachusetts

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$46,450	$46,908	$49,040	$50,762	$52,550
$49,058	$52,712	$53,675	$55,178	$56,645

Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Massachusetts, as the number of early childhood education professionals is declining, the salaries earned by early childhood education professionals are increasing. In 2006 early childhood education professionals made a mean salary of $46,450 per year, and in 2010 they made $52,550 per year.

Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in Massachusetts

10th percentile	$31,602
25th percentile	$39,732
50th percentile	$50,978
75th percentile	$63,108
90th percentile	$76,428

Thus, early childhood education professionals' salaries grew by 12% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of early childhood education, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid early childhood education professionals earning 142% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Massachusetts state.

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

Early Childhood Education	$52,550
Educational Leadership	$85,390
Elementary Education	$67,875
Special Education	$58,510

In Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts

associate	21
bachelor	28
master	18
doctor	0
Certificate	16
Total	83

As the number of early childhood education professionals is decreasing in Massachusetts state, the number of students graduating from the 43 accredited early childhood education schools in Massachusetts state is increasing. In 2006 there were 782 early childhood education graduates from early childhood education courses in Massachusetts and in 2010 there were 886 graduates.

Thus there was a 13% percent increase in the number of early childhood education school degree or certificate graduates in Massachusetts. A majority of these graduates, or 34%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in early childhood education.

Early Childhood Education Faculty Salaries in Massachusetts

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