Small Business Schools In Pennsylvania
There are 25 accredited small business schools in Pennsylvania for faculty who teach small business classes to choose from. The trends in Pennsylvania's small business academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in small business includes small business training at the following levels:
- Small Business Certificate
- Associates degree in Small Business
- Bachelors degree in Small Business
- Masters degree in Small Business
- PhD degree in Small Business
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Pennsylvania Vs. National Small Business Employment
| Pennsylvania | 50,230 |
| National | 1,708,080 |
Of all of the small business professionals in the country, nearly 3% are in the state of Pennsylvania.
Employment Growth for Small business professionals In Pennsylvania
| 33,930 | 35,150 | 39,000 | 45,080 | 50,230 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
Small Business is a growing field in Pennsylvania. 16,300 more small business professionals were working in Pennsylvania in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Pennsylvania, this field has grown by 48% in four years. 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 Pennsylvania
| $99,160 | $97,710 | $99,310 | $102,320 | $106,180 |
| $44,448 | $45,778 | $47,594 | $49,448 | $50,581 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Small Business
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to small business professionals are growing in Pennsylvania. Small business professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $99,160 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $106,180 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Small business professionals in Pennsylvania
10th percentile |
$48,170 |
25th percentile |
$64,380 |
50th percentile |
$89,700 |
75th percentile |
$130,130 |
90th percentile |
$170,560 |
This represents a 7% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Pennsylvania, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of small business. The pay differential between the highest paid small business professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 254%
Average Salaries for Small business professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania
Accounting |
$45,882 |
Advertising |
$72,632 |
Business Administration |
$90,807 |
Business Management |
$103,693 |
Finance |
$73,775 |
Forensic Accounting |
$67,660 |
Hospitality |
$34,814 |
Human Resources |
$68,573 |
International Business |
$89,238 |
Management |
$84,592 |
Marketing |
$90,292 |
Project Management |
$82,416 |
Property Management |
$74,710 |
Restaurant Management |
$54,110 |
Risk Management |
$85,643 |
Small Business |
$106,180 |
Small business professionals in Pennsylvania earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Small Business programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
14 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
9 |
| Total | 34 |
The number of students graduating from the 25 accredited small business schools in Pennsylvania is increasing. In 2006 there were 70 small business graduates from small business courses in Pennsylvania and in 2010 there were 191 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of small business school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania by 173%. A majority of these graduates, or 41%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in small business.