Early Childhood Education Schools In New Mexico
In New Mexico, there are 22 accredited schools where early childhood education classes faculty 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 New Mexico, 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
New Mexico Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment
| New Mexico | 13,040 |
| National | 2,079,010 |
Of all of the early childhood education professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of New Mexico.
Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In New Mexico
| 13,650 | 13,280 | 14,860 | 13,360 | 13,040 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Early Childhood Education is a shrinking field in New Mexico. In 2010 there were 610 less early childhood education professionals working in New Mexico than there were in 2006. This represents a 4% decline in the field. 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 New Mexico
| $37,218 | $40,705 | $48,690 | $42,927 | $44,317 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In New Mexico, 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 $37,218 per year, and in 2010 they made $44,317 per year.
Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$29,350 |
25th percentile |
$35,100 |
50th percentile |
$42,850 |
75th percentile |
$51,273 |
90th percentile |
$62,513 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 16%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of early childhood education, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid early childhood education professionals earning 113% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in New Mexico state.
Average Salaries for Early childhood education professionals and related professions in New Mexico
Early Childhood Education |
$44,317 |
Educational Leadership |
$83,423 |
Elementary Education |
$59,755 |
Special Education |
$55,077 |
In New Mexico, 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 New Mexico
associate |
19 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
11 |
| Total | 37 |
The number of students graduating from the 22 accredited early childhood education schools in New Mexico is decreasing. In 2006 there were 249 early childhood education graduates from early childhood education courses in New Mexico and in 2010 there were 165 graduates.
Thus there was a 34% percent decrease in the number of early childhood education school degree or certificate graduates in New Mexico. Most of these graduates, or 51%, earned a associate's degree in early childhood education.