Special Education Schools In Virginia
There are 20 accredited special education schools in Virginia for faculty who teach special education classes to choose from. The trends in Virginia'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
- Bachelors degree in Special Education
- Masters degree in Special Education
- PhD degree in Special Education
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Professional Trends
Virginia Vs. National Special Education Employment
| Virginia | 14,620 |
| National | 468,850 |
Of all of the special education professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in Virginia state.
Employment Growth for Special education professionals In Virginia
| 16,100 | 15,800 | 15,660 | 15,020 | 6,860 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Virginia, the field of special education is shrinking. In Virginia, 9,240 less special education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of special education has shrunk by 57% in Virginia. This decline is faster than the national trend for special education professionals which shows a 50% decrease in the number of special education professionals working around the nation.
Special Education VS. All Professions salaries in Virginia
| $55,333 | $56,433 | $61,180 | $63,403 | $64,230 |
| $46,318 | $48,287 | $49,095 | $50,643 | $51,501 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Special Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Virginia, as the number of special education professionals is declining, the salaries earned by special education professionals are increasing. Special education professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $55,333 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $64,230 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in Virginia
10th percentile |
$37,990 |
25th percentile |
$46,140 |
50th percentile |
$59,990 |
75th percentile |
$79,400 |
90th percentile |
$101,500 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 14%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Virginia, 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 167%
Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in Virginia
Early Childhood Education |
$47,438 |
Elementary Education |
$67,060 |
Special Education |
$64,943 |
Speech Therapy |
$52,147 |
Teaching |
$67,449 |
In Virginia, 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 Virginia
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
16 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
13 |
| Total | 34 |
As the number of special education professionals is decreasing in Virginia state, the number of students graduating from the 20 accredited special education schools in Virginia state is decreasing. In 2006, 2,063 students graduated from special education courses in Virginia. And in 2010, 647 students graduated.
This represents a 69% decrease in the number of special education degree or certificate school graduates in Virginia state. 47% of these graduates received a master's degree in special education.