Educational Leadership Schools In Colorado
Colorado has 12 accredited educational leadership schools where educational leadership faculty who teach educational leadership classes can find employment. The trends in Colorado's educational leadership academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in educational leadership includes educational leadership training at the following levels:
- Educational Leadership Certificate
- Masters degree in Educational Leadership
- PhD degree in Educational Leadership
Statistics
Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Educational Leadership Employment
| Colorado | 6,700 |
| National | 411,430 |
Approximately 2% of the country's educational leadership professionals work in Colorado state.
Employment Growth for Educational leadership professionals In Colorado
| 6,420 | 6,410 | 6,200 | 6,170 | 6,700 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of educational leadership professionals is growing in Colorado. 280 more educational leadership professionals were working in Colorado in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Colorado, this field has grown by 4% in four years. This growth is slower than the national trend for educational leadership professionals which shows a 5% increase in the number of educational leadership professionals working around the nation.
Educational Leadership VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $66,018 | $69,613 | $72,448 | $75,255 | $75,645 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Educational Leadership
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Colorado, as the number of educational leadership professionals is growing, the salaries earned by educational leadership professionals are increasing. In 2006 educational leadership professionals made a mean salary of $66,018 per year, and in 2010 they made $75,645 per year.
Salary percentiles for Educational leadership professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$47,490 |
25th percentile |
$57,738 |
50th percentile |
$72,360 |
75th percentile |
$89,290 |
90th percentile |
$111,602 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in educational leadership professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of educational leadership, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid educational leadership professionals earning 135% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Colorado state.
Average Salaries for Educational leadership professionals and related professions in Colorado
Educational Leadership |
$75,645 |
Special Education |
$52,010 |
Teaching |
$60,889 |
In Colorado, educational leadership professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Educational Leadership programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
20 |
doctor |
11 |
Certificate |
9 |
| Total | 40 |
As the number of educational leadership professionals is increasing in Colorado state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited educational leadership schools in Colorado state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 1,259 educational leadership graduates from educational leadership courses in Colorado and in 2010 there were 970 graduates.
This represents a 23% decrease in the number of educational leadership degree or certificate school graduates in Colorado state. 50% of these graduates received an master's degree in educational leadership.