Elementary Education Schools In Colorado
In Colorado, there are 5 accredited schools where elementary education classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Colorado's elementary education academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in elementary education includes elementary education training at the following levels:
- Masters degree in Elementary Education
- PhD degree in Elementary Education
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Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Elementary Education Employment
| Colorado | 33,330 |
| National | 2,108,120 |
Of all of the elementary education professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Colorado state.
Employment Growth for Elementary education professionals In Colorado
| 30,000 | 30,380 | 30,960 | 33,060 | 33,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Colorado, the field of elementary education is growing. In Colorado, 3,330 more elementary education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of elementary education has grown by 11% in Colorado. This is faster than the trend for elementary education professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of elementary education professionals has shrunk by 0% between 2006 and 2010.
Elementary Education VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $53,113 | $53,993 | $55,548 | $56,145 | $57,435 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Elementary Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of elementary education professionals is growing, the salaries paid to elementary education professionals are increasing in Colorado. Elementary education professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $53,113 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $57,435 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Elementary education professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$40,555 |
25th percentile |
$46,868 |
50th percentile |
$56,095 |
75th percentile |
$67,460 |
90th percentile |
$79,165 |
This represents a 8% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Colorado, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of elementary education. The pay differential between the highest paid elementary education professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 95%
Average Salaries for Elementary education professionals and related professions in Colorado
Early Childhood Education |
$42,215 |
Educational Leadership |
$75,645 |
Elementary Education |
$57,435 |
Special Education |
$52,730 |
Teaching |
$60,109 |
Visual Communications |
$46,015 |
Elementary education professionals in Colorado earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Elementary Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 6 |
As the number of elementary education professionals is increasing in Colorado state, the number of students graduating from the 5 accredited elementary education schools in Colorado state is decreasing. In 2006, 265 students graduated from elementary education courses in Colorado. And in 2010, 50 students graduated.
Thus there was a 81% percent decrease in the number of elementary education school degree or certificate graduates in Colorado. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a master's degree in elementary education.