English Schools In Kentucky
In Kentucky, there are 27 accredited schools where english classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Kentucky's english academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in english includes english training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in English
- Masters degree in English
- PhD degree in English
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National English Employment
| Kentucky | 1,180 |
| National | 153,480 |
Approximately 1% of the country's english professionals work in Kentucky state.
Employment Growth for English professionals In Kentucky
| 1,400 | 1,510 | 1,350 | 1,220 | 1,180 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
English is a shrinking field in Kentucky. In Kentucky, 220 less english professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 16% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the change in the number of english professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of english professionals has shrunk by 4% from 2006 to 2010.
English VS. All Professions salaries in Kentucky
| $42,227 | $42,677 | $43,243 | $43,010 | $43,763 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: English
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to english professionals are growing in Kentucky. English professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $42,227 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $43,763 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for English professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$25,883 |
25th percentile |
$32,033 |
50th percentile |
$42,007 |
75th percentile |
$54,123 |
90th percentile |
$64,597 |
Thus, english professionals' salaries grew by 4% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of english, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid english professionals earning 150% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Kentucky state.
Average Salaries for English professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Creative Writing |
$41,450 |
English |
$43,763 |
Journalism |
$39,597 |
Liberal Arts |
$53,430 |
In Kentucky, english professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
English programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
34 |
master |
10 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 47 |
The number of students graduating from the 27 accredited english schools in Kentucky is decreasing. In 2006 there were 739 english graduates from english courses in Kentucky and in 2010 there were 586 graduates.
This represents a 21% decrease in the number of english degree or certificate school graduates in Kentucky state. A majority of these graduates, or 72%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in english.