Special Education Schools In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 50 accredited special education schools where special education faculty who teach special education classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of special education and special education training in Pennsylvania, which 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

Statistics

Professional Trends

Pennsylvania Vs. National Special Education Employment

Pennsylvania	10,030
National	226,920

Of all of the special education professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of Pennsylvania.

Employment Growth for Special education professionals In Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
11,590	21,790	23,920	23,680	10,030

Yellow: Actual Values

In Pennsylvania, the field of special education is shrinking. There were 1,560 less special education professionals working in Pennsylvania in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Pennsylvania, this field has shrunk by 13% in four years. 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 Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$52,220	$53,817	$54,837	$57,057	$55,410
$44,448	$45,778	$47,594	$49,448	$50,581

Light Blue: Special Education
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to special education professionals are growing in Pennsylvania. The mean salary for special education professionals in 2006 was $52,220 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $55,410 per year.

Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in Pennsylvania

10th percentile	$35,450
25th percentile	$42,300
50th percentile	$53,230
75th percentile	$67,530
90th percentile	$81,360

Thus, there was a 6% growth in special education professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 130% 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 Pennsylvania.

Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania

Early Childhood Education	$43,815
Elementary Education	$64,110
Special Education	$55,410
Speech Therapy	$70,870
Teaching	$69,721

In Pennsylvania, special education professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Special Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania

associate	3
bachelor	43
master	42
doctor	3
Certificate	9
Total	100

The number of students graduating from the 50 accredited special education schools in Pennsylvania is decreasing. In 2006, 2,716 students graduated from special education courses in Pennsylvania. And in 2010, 1,355 students graduated.

Thus there was a 50% percent decrease in the number of special education school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania. Most of these graduates, or 43%, earned an bachelor's degree in special education.

Special Education Faculty Salaries in Pennsylvania

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