Early Childhood Education Schools In Mississippi
Mississippi has 8 accredited early childhood education schools where early childhood education faculty who teach early childhood education classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of early childhood education and early childhood education training in Mississippi, which 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
- PhD degree in Early Childhood Education
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Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment
| Mississippi | 17,390 |
| National | 2,079,010 |
Of all of the early childhood education professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Mississippi.
Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In Mississippi
| 20,510 | 20,030 | 19,880 | 18,700 | 17,390 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Early Childhood Education is a shrinking field in Mississippi. In Mississippi, 3,120 less early childhood education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 15% decline 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 Mississippi
| $33,180 | $34,163 | $36,252 | $36,122 | $37,258 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to early childhood education professionals are growing in Mississippi. Early childhood education professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $33,180 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $37,258 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$24,882 |
25th percentile |
$28,978 |
50th percentile |
$34,120 |
75th percentile |
$42,308 |
90th percentile |
$54,448 |
Thus, there was a 11% growth in early childhood education professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Mississippi state, within the field of early childhood education, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid early childhood education professionals earn 119% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Early childhood education professionals and related professions in Mississippi
Early Childhood Education |
$37,258 |
Educational Leadership |
$71,345 |
Elementary Education |
$49,220 |
Special Education |
$43,983 |
Early childhood education professionals in Mississippi 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 Mississippi
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 11 |
The number of students graduating from the 8 accredited early childhood education schools in Mississippi is decreasing. In Mississippi, there were 193 graduates in 2006. And there were 129 graduates from early childhood education courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 33% percent decrease in the number of early childhood education school degree or certificate graduates in Mississippi. 55% of these graduates received a associate's degree in early childhood education.