Small Business Schools In Georgia

Georgia has 22 accredited small business schools where small business faculty who teach small business classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of small business and small business training in Georgia, which includes small business training at the following levels:

Small Business Certificate
Bachelors degree in Small Business
Masters degree in Small Business

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Professional Trends

Georgia Vs. National Small Business Employment

Georgia	73,380
National	1,708,080

Of all of the small business professionals that work in the US, approximately 4% work in Georgia state.

Employment Growth for Small business professionals In Georgia

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
77,450	77,100	81,030	76,580	73,380

Yellow: Actual Values

In Georgia, the field of small business is shrinking. In Georgia, 4,070 less small business professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of small business professionals has shrunk by 5%. This is faster than the trend for small business professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of small business professionals has grown by 3% between 2006 and 2010.

Small Business VS. All Professions salaries in Georgia

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$85,620	$88,440	$92,410	$97,920	$102,240
$42,452	$44,373	$45,309	$46,939	$48,171

Light Blue: Small Business
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by small business professionals is increasing in Georgia. Small business professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $85,620 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $102,240 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Small business professionals in Georgia

10th percentile	$46,210
25th percentile	$60,410
50th percentile	$85,400
75th percentile	$125,830
90th percentile	$166,260

Thus, there was a 16% growth in small business professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 260% pay differential between the highest paid small business professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of small business in Georgia.

Average Salaries for Small business professionals and related professions in Georgia

Accounting	$47,000
Advertising	$78,328
Business Administration	$86,443
Business Management	$106,372
Finance	$76,893
Forensic Accounting	$61,577
Hospitality	$30,953
Human Resources	$66,673
International Business	$92,670
Management	$84,694
Marketing	$88,163
Project Management	$79,338
Property Management	$80,610
Restaurant Management	$49,860
Risk Management	$76,727
Small Business	$102,240

In Georgia, small business professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Small Business programs available for each degree type for all schools in Georgia

associate	0
bachelor	5
master	1
doctor	0
Certificate	21
Total	27

The number of students graduating from the 22 accredited small business schools in Georgia is increasing. In 2006 there were 290 small business graduates from small business courses in Georgia and in 2010 there were 330 graduates.

This represents a 14% increase in the number of small business degree or certificate school graduates in Georgia state. A majority of these graduates, or 78%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in small business.

Small Business Faculty Salaries in Georgia

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