Special Education Schools In Arkansas
There are 8 accredited special education schools in Arkansas for faculty who teach special education classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in special education in the state of Arkansas, which encompasses special education training at the following levels:
- Special Education Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Special Education
- Masters degree in Special Education
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Professional Trends
Arkansas Vs. National Special Education Employment
| Arkansas | 3,440 |
| National | 468,850 |
Of all of the special education professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Arkansas.
Employment Growth for Special education professionals In Arkansas
| 3,270 | 3,480 | 3,360 | 3,360 | 1,620 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of special education professionals is shrinking in Arkansas. In Arkansas, 1,650 less special education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of special education professionals has shrunk by 50%. This decline is slower than the change in the number of special education professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of special education professionals has shrunk by 50% from 2006 to 2010.
Special Education VS. All Professions salaries in Arkansas
| $40,747 | $43,110 | $44,357 | $45,497 | $45,340 |
| $36,627 | $39,363 | $40,932 | $42,668 | $43,359 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Special Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to special education professionals are growing in Arkansas. Special education professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $40,747 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $45,340 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in Arkansas
10th percentile |
$32,000 |
25th percentile |
$38,260 |
50th percentile |
$44,160 |
75th percentile |
$51,810 |
90th percentile |
$59,890 |
This represents a 10% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of special education, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid special education professionals earning 87% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Arkansas state.
Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in Arkansas
Early Childhood Education |
$37,755 |
Elementary Education |
$51,635 |
Special Education |
$46,043 |
Speech Therapy |
$46,203 |
Teaching |
$55,534 |
In Arkansas, special education professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Special Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arkansas
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
9 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 15 |
As the number of special education professionals is decreasing in Arkansas state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited special education schools in Arkansas state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 180 special education graduates from special education courses in Arkansas and in 2010 there were 102 graduates.
Thus there was a 43% percent decrease in the number of special education school degree or certificate graduates in Arkansas. 60% of these graduates received a master's degree in special education.