Special Education Schools In Delaware
In Delaware, there are 3 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 Delaware, which includes special education training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Special Education
- Masters degree in Special Education
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Delaware Vs. National Special Education Employment
| Delaware | 2,290 |
| National | 468,850 |
Of all of the special education professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Delaware.
Employment Growth for Special education professionals In Delaware
| 1,480 | 1,510 | 2,230 | 2,470 | 1,760 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Delaware, special education is a growing field. There were 280 more special education professionals working in Delaware in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 19% growth in the field. This growth 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 Delaware
| $53,820 | $53,253 | $53,427 | $53,363 | $48,090 |
| $46,948 | $48,366 | $50,236 | $51,531 | $51,081 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Special Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Delaware, as the number of special education professionals is growing, the salaries earned by special education professionals are decreasing. Special education professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $53,820 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $48,090 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in Delaware
10th percentile |
$34,050 |
25th percentile |
$38,200 |
50th percentile |
$44,740 |
75th percentile |
$55,780 |
90th percentile |
$71,370 |
Thus, there was a 12% decline in special education professionals' salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In the state of Delaware, 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 110%
Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in Delaware
Early Childhood Education |
$45,748 |
Elementary Education |
$64,405 |
Special Education |
$54,997 |
Speech Therapy |
$53,530 |
Teaching |
$63,302 |
In Delaware, 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 Delaware
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 6 |
As the number of special education professionals is increasing in Delaware state, the number of students graduating from the 3 accredited special education schools in Delaware state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 166 special education graduates from special education courses in Delaware and in 2010 there were 124 graduates.
Thus there was a 25% percent decrease in the number of special education school degree or certificate graduates in Delaware. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a master's degree in special education.