Special Education Schools In Connecticut
Connecticut has 7 accredited special education schools where special education faculty who teach special education classes can find employment. The trends in Connecticut's special education academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in special education 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
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Professional Trends
Connecticut Vs. National Special Education Employment
| Connecticut | 6,300 |
| National | 468,850 |
Approximately 1% of the country's special education professionals work in Connecticut state.
Employment Growth for Special education professionals In Connecticut
| 7,020 | 6,710 | 7,110 | 6,610 | 2,790 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Connecticut, the field of special education is shrinking. There were 4,230 less special education professionals working in Connecticut in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of special education has shrunk by 60% in Connecticut. This is faster than the trend for special education professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of special education professionals has shrunk by 50% between 2006 and 2010.
Special Education VS. All Professions salaries in Connecticut
| $60,057 | $63,897 | $66,040 | $68,927 | $70,020 |
| $49,084 | $50,735 | $51,943 | $53,614 | $54,947 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Special Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by special education professionals is increasing in Connecticut. The mean salary for special education professionals in 2006 was $60,057 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $70,020 per year.
Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in Connecticut
10th percentile |
$46,500 |
25th percentile |
$56,460 |
50th percentile |
$70,430 |
75th percentile |
$83,030 |
90th percentile |
$93,600 |
This represents a 14% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Connecticut, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of special education. The pay differential between the highest paid special education professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 101%
Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in Connecticut
Early Childhood Education |
$53,005 |
Elementary Education |
$77,685 |
Special Education |
$69,300 |
Speech Therapy |
$56,047 |
Teaching |
$74,239 |
In Connecticut, 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 Connecticut
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
8 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 20 |
The number of students graduating from the 7 accredited special education schools in Connecticut is decreasing. In 2006, 574 students graduated from special education courses in Connecticut. And in 2010, 244 students graduated.
This represents a 57% decrease in the number of special education degree or certificate school graduates in Connecticut state. A majority of these graduates, or 40%, graduated with an master's degree in special education.