Project Management Schools In Minnesota
Minnesota has 4 accredited project management schools where project management faculty who teach project management classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the project management academic community in Minnesota, and the future trends in project management training at the following levels:
- Project Management Certificate
- Masters degree in Project Management
Statistics
Professional Trends
Minnesota Vs. National Project Management Employment
| Minnesota | 45,220 |
| National | 2,266,370 |
Of all of the project management professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Minnesota state.
Employment Growth for Project management professionals In Minnesota
| 46,590 | 47,900 | 48,920 | 48,600 | 45,220 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Project Management is a shrinking field in Minnesota. There were 1,370 less project management professionals working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of project management has shrunk by 3% in Minnesota. This decline is slower than the change in the number of project management professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of project management professionals has shrunk by 3% from 2006 to 2010.
Project Management VS. All Professions salaries in Minnesota
| $77,870 | $81,628 | $82,805 | $79,008 | $84,875 |
| $45,649 | $48,094 | $49,813 | $50,330 | $51,158 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Project Management
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of project management professionals is declining, the salaries paid to project management professionals are increasing in Minnesota. The mean salary for project management professionals in 2006 was $77,870 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $84,875 per year.
Salary percentiles for Project management professionals in Minnesota
10th percentile |
$52,114 |
25th percentile |
$63,979 |
50th percentile |
$80,605 |
75th percentile |
$99,829 |
90th percentile |
$101,212 |
This represents a 8% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of project management, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid project management professionals earning 94% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Minnesota state.
Average Salaries for Project management professionals and related professions in Minnesota
Business Administration |
$89,057 |
Business Management |
$97,543 |
Project Management |
$84,875 |
Small Business |
$109,320 |
In Minnesota, project management professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Project Management programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 5 |
The number of students graduating from the 4 accredited project management schools in Minnesota is increasing. In Minnesota, there were 110 graduates in 2006. And there were 166 graduates from project management courses in 2010.
This represents a 51% increase in the number of project management degree or certificate school graduates in Minnesota state. A majority of these graduates, or 60%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in project management.