Special Education Schools In California

In California, there are 60 accredited schools where special education classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of special education and special education training in California, which includes special education training at the following levels:

Special Education Certificate
Associates degree in Special Education
Bachelors degree in Special Education
Masters degree in Special Education
PhD degree in Special Education

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California Vs. National Special Education Employment

California	33,910
National	468,850

Approximately 7% of the country's special education professionals work in California state.

Employment Growth for Special education professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
36,400	34,580	35,530	35,170	17,410

Yellow: Actual Values

In California, special education is a shrinking field. In California, 18,990 less special education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of special education has shrunk by 52% in California. This decline is faster 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 California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$59,377	$60,307	$63,090	$65,323	$64,320
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Special Education
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to special education professionals are growing in California. In 2006 special education professionals made a mean salary of $59,377 per year, and in 2010 they made $64,320 per year.

Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in California

10th percentile	$41,890
25th percentile	$50,530
50th percentile	$63,880
75th percentile	$77,190
90th percentile	$90,030

This represents a growth in salaries of 8%. 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 115% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in California state.

Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in California

Early Childhood Education	$51,960
Elementary Education	$72,888
Special Education	$66,410
Speech Therapy	$54,410
Teaching	$74,712

In California, special education professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Special Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	21
bachelor	1
master	28
doctor	1
Certificate	53
Total	104

The number of students graduating from the 60 accredited special education schools in California is decreasing. In 2006, 3,438 students graduated from special education courses in California. And in 2010, 1,126 students graduated.

There was a decrease in the number of special education school degree or certificate graduates in California by 67%. A majority of these graduates, or 51%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in special education.

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