Early Childhood Education Schools

There are 1,156 accredited early childhood education schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of early childhood education classes at one of these schools, you play a important role in shaping the future of this growing field. Below are charts, statistics and analysis of the trends in early childhood education academia which 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
PhD degree in Early Childhood Education

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Early childhood education professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2,083,450	2,137,820	2,160,600	2,166,910	2,079,010

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 2,079,010 early childhood education professionals were working in the US. This number has shrunk by 0% over the course of the past 4 years.

This decline is slower than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%. This trend is expected to continue over the next 7 years.

National Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals

10th percentile	$27,630
25th percentile	$33,605
50th percentile	$42,280
75th percentile	$55,498
90th percentile	$72,142

The median yearly salary earned by early childhood education professionals, in 2010, was $42,280. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for early childhood education professionals in the US was 32% less than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Early Childhood Education

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$37,392	$38,540	$40,060	$40,985	$42,280

Light Blue: Salaries

Between the years 2006 and 2010, salaries for early childhood education professionals have grown by 13%.

Educational Trends

National Early Childhood Education Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
7,548	7,445	7,111	5,275	5,923
12,046	11,784	12,312	12,697	13,010
78	105	97	98	64
3,427	3,093	3,105	3,275	3,526
9,992	9,469	10,049	5,264	4,947

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education
Red: Doctorates Degree in Early Childhood Education
Light blue: Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education
Grey: Certificate in Early Childhood Education

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for early childhood education professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In the year 2006 there were 33,091 students who graduated from early childhood education degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 27,470 students graduating from early childhood education schools.

This represents a 17% change in the number of graduates. This decline in the number of students graduating from early childhood education courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Early Childhood Education Programs offered Nationwide

associate	539
bachelor	520
master	224
doctor	14
Certificate	392
Total	1,689

The number of schools offering early childhood education programs has decreased. In the year 2006, there were 1087 early childhood education schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 1156 schools.

Early Childhood Education Faculty Salaries

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