Educational Leadership Schools In Illinois

Illinois has 38 accredited educational leadership schools where educational leadership faculty who teach educational leadership classes can find employment. The trends in Illinois' 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
Bachelors degree in Educational Leadership
Masters degree in Educational Leadership
PhD degree in Educational Leadership

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Professional Trends

Illinois Vs. National Educational Leadership Employment

Illinois	19,740
National	411,430

Approximately 5% of the country's educational leadership professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Educational leadership professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
18,600	18,270	17,650	18,580	19,740

Yellow: Actual Values

In Illinois, educational leadership is a growing field. In Illinois, 1,140 more educational leadership professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of educational leadership professionals has grown by 6%. This is faster than the trend for educational leadership professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of educational leadership professionals has grown by 5% between 2006 and 2010.

Educational Leadership VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$71,535	$75,643	$81,655	$83,522	$83,515
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Educational Leadership
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by educational leadership professionals is increasing in Illinois. The mean salary for educational leadership professionals in 2006 was $71,535 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $83,515 per year.

Salary percentiles for Educational leadership professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$42,765
25th percentile	$54,820
50th percentile	$71,618
75th percentile	$103,845
90th percentile	$136,072

This represents a growth in salaries of 14%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Illinois, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of educational leadership. The pay differential between the highest paid educational leadership professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 138%

Average Salaries for Educational leadership professionals and related professions in Illinois

Educational Leadership	$83,515
Special Education	$58,837
Teaching	$62,990

In Illinois, 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 Illinois

associate	0
bachelor	3
master	78
doctor	35
Certificate	26
Total	142

As the number of educational leadership professionals is increasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 38 accredited educational leadership schools in Illinois state is decreasing. In 2006, 6,028 students graduated from educational leadership courses in Illinois. And in 2010, 5,711 students graduated.

This represents a 5% decrease in the number of educational leadership degree or certificate school graduates in Illinois state. Most of these graduates, or 55%, earned a master's degree in educational leadership.

Educational Leadership Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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