Early Childhood Education Schools In North Carolina

North Carolina has 75 accredited early childhood education schools where early childhood education faculty who teach early childhood education classes can find employment. The trends in North Carolina's 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:

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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North Carolina Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment

North Carolina	61,180
National	2,079,010

Of all of the early childhood education professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in North Carolina state.

Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
63,810	65,810	67,320	65,410	61,180

Yellow: Actual Values

In North Carolina, early childhood education is a shrinking field. In North Carolina, 2,630 less early childhood education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in North Carolina, this field has shrunk by 4% in four years. This decline 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 North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$33,423	$34,373	$35,490	$36,215	$37,128
$42,193	$43,618	$45,387	$46,982	$48,254

Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by early childhood education professionals is increasing in North Carolina. Early childhood education professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $33,423 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $37,128 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in North Carolina

10th percentile	$26,685
25th percentile	$29,972
50th percentile	$35,310
75th percentile	$42,112
90th percentile	$51,655

Thus, early childhood education professionals' salaries grew by 10% 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 94% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in North Carolina state.

Average Salaries for Early childhood education professionals and related professions in North Carolina

Early Childhood Education	$37,128
Educational Leadership	$67,838
Elementary Education	$49,665
Special Education	$44,883

Early childhood education professionals in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

associate	62
bachelor	24
master	6
doctor	0
Certificate	106
Total	198

The number of students graduating from the 75 accredited early childhood education schools in North Carolina is increasing. In 2006, 1,875 students graduated from early childhood education courses in North Carolina. And in 2010, 2,430 students graduated.

Thus there was a 30% percent increase in the number of early childhood education school degree or certificate graduates in North Carolina. A majority of these graduates, or 54%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in early childhood education.

Early Childhood Education Faculty Salaries in North Carolina

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