Special Education Schools In Indiana
There are 20 accredited special education schools in Indiana for faculty who teach special education classes to choose from. The trends in Indiana'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
- PhD degree in Special Education
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Professional Trends
Indiana Vs. National Special Education Employment
| Indiana | 7,890 |
| National | 468,850 |
Of all of the special education professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Indiana.
Employment Growth for Special education professionals In Indiana
| 6,910 | 7,260 | 7,490 | 7,920 | 3,600 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Indiana, the field of special education is shrinking. In 2010 there were 3,310 less special education professionals working in Indiana than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of special education professionals has shrunk by 48%. 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 Indiana
| $45,950 | $48,347 | $49,570 | $49,303 | $48,190 |
| $41,263 | $43,445 | $44,845 | $44,830 | $45,974 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Special Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of special education professionals is declining, the salaries paid to special education professionals are increasing in Indiana. The mean salary for special education professionals in 2006 was $45,950 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $48,190 per year.
Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in Indiana
10th percentile |
$31,450 |
25th percentile |
$37,420 |
50th percentile |
$47,000 |
75th percentile |
$59,570 |
90th percentile |
$68,820 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 5%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Indiana, 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 119%
Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in Indiana
Early Childhood Education |
$40,992 |
Elementary Education |
$56,068 |
Special Education |
$49,593 |
Speech Therapy |
$45,120 |
Teaching |
$59,923 |
In Indiana, 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 Indiana
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
16 |
master |
9 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 32 |
As the number of special education professionals is decreasing in Indiana state, the number of students graduating from the 20 accredited special education schools in Indiana state is decreasing. In Indiana, there were 806 graduates in 2006. And there were 412 graduates from special education courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 49% percent decrease in the number of special education school degree or certificate graduates in Indiana. A majority of these graduates, or 50%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in special education.