Small Business Schools In Kansas
Kansas has 12 accredited small business schools where small business faculty who teach small business classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in small business in the state of Kansas, which encompasses small business training at the following levels:
- Small Business Certificate
- Associates degree in Small Business
- Bachelors degree in Small Business
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kansas Vs. National Small Business Employment
| Kansas | 17,380 |
| National | 1,708,080 |
Of all of the small business professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Kansas state.
Employment Growth for Small business professionals In Kansas
| 17,500 | 17,870 | 18,990 | 18,880 | 17,380 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Kansas, the field of small business is shrinking. 120 less small business professionals were working in Kansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Kansas, this field has shrunk by 1% in four years. This decline is slower than the change in the number of small business professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of small business professionals has grown by 3% from 2006 to 2010.
Small Business VS. All Professions salaries in Kansas
| $79,810 | $80,500 | $83,050 | $85,530 | $93,240 |
| $41,394 | $43,120 | $44,217 | $45,570 | $46,014 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Small Business
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Kansas, as the number of small business professionals is declining, the salaries earned by small business professionals are increasing. The mean salary for small business professionals in 2006 was $79,810 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $93,240 per year.
Salary percentiles for Small business professionals in Kansas
10th percentile |
$45,080 |
25th percentile |
$58,640 |
50th percentile |
$81,010 |
75th percentile |
$112,200 |
90th percentile |
$155,530 |
Thus, there was a 14% growth in small business professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Kansas state, within the field of small business, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid small business professionals earn 245% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Small business professionals and related professions in Kansas
Accounting |
$41,180 |
Advertising |
$63,320 |
Business Administration |
$82,217 |
Business Management |
$93,718 |
Finance |
$68,106 |
Forensic Accounting |
$58,833 |
Hospitality |
$29,729 |
Human Resources |
$61,073 |
International Business |
$84,078 |
Management |
$74,217 |
Marketing |
$79,350 |
Project Management |
$75,974 |
Property Management |
$47,640 |
Restaurant Management |
$44,740 |
Risk Management |
$84,043 |
Small Business |
$93,240 |
In Kansas, 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 Kansas
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 15 |
The number of students graduating from the 12 accredited small business schools in Kansas is increasing. In 2006 there were 37 small business graduates from small business courses in Kansas and in 2010 there were 45 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of small business school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas by 22%. Most of these graduates, or 33%, earned an associate's degree in small business.