Math Schools In Alabama
In Alabama, there are 26 accredited schools where math classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Alabama's math academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in math includes math training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Math
- Masters degree in Math
- PhD degree in Math
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Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Math Employment
| Alabama | 1,200 |
| National | 95,960 |
Of all of the math professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Alabama state.
Employment Growth for Math professionals In Alabama
| 1,030 | 960 | 1,120 | 1,110 | 1,200 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of math professionals is growing in Alabama. There were 170 more math professionals working in Alabama in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of math professionals has grown by 17%. This growth is faster than the change in the number of math professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of math professionals has grown by 15% from 2006 to 2010.
Math VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $66,583 | $69,343 | $71,682 | $64,605 | $64,258 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Math
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to math professionals are declining in Alabama. In 2006 math professionals made a mean salary of $66,583 per year, and in 2010 they made $64,258 per year.
Salary percentiles for Math professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$39,332 |
25th percentile |
$47,042 |
50th percentile |
$59,328 |
75th percentile |
$76,605 |
90th percentile |
$101,965 |
Thus, there was a 4% decline in math professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In Alabama state, within the field of math, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid math professionals earn 159% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Math professionals and related professions in Alabama
Accounting |
$43,103 |
Liberal Arts |
$48,460 |
Math |
$64,258 |
Physics |
$101,980 |
In Alabama, math professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Math programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
32 |
master |
10 |
doctor |
6 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 48 |
The number of students graduating from the 26 accredited math schools in Alabama is increasing. In Alabama, there were 265 graduates in 2006. And there were 313 graduates from math courses in 2010.
This represents a 18% increase in the number of math degree or certificate school graduates in Alabama state. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a bachelor's degree in math.