Special Education Schools In North Carolina

There are 38 accredited special education schools in North Carolina for faculty who teach special education classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the special education academic community in North Carolina, and the future trends in 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

North Carolina Vs. National Special Education Employment

North Carolina	16,920
National	468,850

Approximately 4% of the country's special education professionals work in North Carolina state.

Employment Growth for Special education professionals In North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
13,100	14,090	15,690	16,240	9,490

Yellow: Actual Values

In North Carolina, the field of special education is shrinking. 3,610 less special education professionals were working in North Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of special education professionals has shrunk by 28%. This is slower 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 North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$39,473	$40,850	$42,483	$44,270	$45,110
$42,193	$43,618	$45,387	$46,982	$48,254

Light Blue: Special Education
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by special education professionals is increasing in North Carolina. In 2006 special education professionals made a mean salary of $39,473 per year, and in 2010 they made $45,110 per year.

Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in North Carolina

10th percentile	$32,460
25th percentile	$37,180
50th percentile	$44,230
75th percentile	$52,280
90th percentile	$59,980

Thus, special education professionals' salaries grew by 12% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 85% pay differential between the highest paid special education professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of special education in North Carolina.

Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in North Carolina

Early Childhood Education	$37,128
Elementary Education	$49,665
Special Education	$44,883
Speech Therapy	$46,687
Teaching	$62,570

Special education professionals in North Carolina earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Special Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in North Carolina

associate	16
bachelor	27
master	21
doctor	2
Certificate	13
Total	79

The number of students graduating from the 38 accredited special education schools in North Carolina is decreasing. In North Carolina, there were 658 graduates in 2006. And there were 432 graduates from special education courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 34% percent decrease in the number of special education school degree or certificate graduates in North Carolina. Most of these graduates, or 34%, earned a bachelor's degree in special education.

Special Education Faculty Salaries in North Carolina

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The number of special education faculty, growth in the field of special education academia and special education faculty salaries in North Carolina, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching special education courses to students at the certificate in special education, associates degree in special education, bachelors degree in special education, masters degree in special education, and doctoral degree in special education levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future special education faculty in North Carolina. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.