Special Education Schools In Nebraska
Nebraska has 10 accredited special education schools where special education faculty who teach special education classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in special education in the state of Nebraska, 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
Nebraska Vs. National Special Education Employment
| Nebraska | 2,970 |
| National | 468,850 |
Approximately 1% of the country's special education professionals work in Nebraska state.
Employment Growth for Special education professionals In Nebraska
| 3,080 | 2,860 | 2,970 | 3,130 | 1,590 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Nebraska, special education is a shrinking field. In Nebraska, 1,490 less special education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Nebraska, this field has shrunk by 48% in four years. 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 Nebraska
| $42,247 | $42,917 | $44,357 | $44,990 | $48,520 |
| $41,032 | $42,024 | $42,027 | $44,097 | $45,233 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Special Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to special education professionals are growing in Nebraska. The mean salary for special education professionals in 2006 was $42,247 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $48,520 per year.
Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in Nebraska
10th percentile |
$32,570 |
25th percentile |
$37,920 |
50th percentile |
$45,900 |
75th percentile |
$56,210 |
90th percentile |
$70,410 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 13%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Nebraska, 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 116%
Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in Nebraska
Early Childhood Education |
$41,472 |
Elementary Education |
$56,908 |
Special Education |
$51,210 |
Speech Therapy |
$43,125 |
Teaching |
$59,110 |
Special education professionals in Nebraska earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Special Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in Nebraska
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
7 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 19 |
As the number of special education professionals is decreasing in Nebraska state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited special education schools in Nebraska state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 304 special education graduates from special education courses in Nebraska and in 2010 there were 133 graduates.
Thus there was a 56% percent decrease in the number of special education school degree or certificate graduates in Nebraska. A majority of these graduates, or 58%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in special education.