Teaching Schools In Connecticut
In Connecticut, there are 16 accredited schools where teaching classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in teaching in the state of Connecticut, which encompasses teaching training at the following levels:
- Teaching Certificate
- Associates degree in Teaching
- Bachelors degree in Teaching
- Masters degree in Teaching
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Connecticut Vs. National Teaching Employment
| Connecticut | 51,240 |
| National | 4,078,490 |
Approximately 1% of the country's teaching professionals work in Connecticut state.
Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In Connecticut
| 48,980 | 56,930 | 57,580 | 54,320 | 47,730 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Connecticut, teaching is a shrinking field. 1,250 less teaching professionals were working in Connecticut in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 3% decline in the field. This decline is slower than the national trend for teaching professionals which shows a 6% decrease in the number of teaching professionals working around the nation.
Teaching VS. All Professions salaries in Connecticut
| $64,564 | $65,061 | $72,693 | $74,386 | $74,901 |
| $49,084 | $50,735 | $51,943 | $53,614 | $54,947 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Teaching
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of teaching professionals is declining, the salaries paid to teaching professionals are increasing in Connecticut. The mean salary for teaching professionals in 2006 was $64,564 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $74,901 per year.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Connecticut
10th percentile |
$43,415 |
25th percentile |
$55,829 |
50th percentile |
$72,282 |
75th percentile |
$80,239 |
90th percentile |
$95,385 |
Thus, teaching professionals' salaries grew by 14% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 120% pay differential between the highest paid teaching professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of teaching in Connecticut.
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Connecticut
Early Childhood Education |
$53,005 |
Educational Leadership |
$89,742 |
Elementary Education |
$77,685 |
Special Education |
$69,300 |
Teaching |
$74,239 |
Teaching professionals in Connecticut earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in Connecticut
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
29 |
master |
36 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
25 |
| Total | 95 |
As the number of teaching professionals is decreasing in Connecticut state, the number of students graduating from the 16 accredited teaching schools in Connecticut state is decreasing. In Connecticut, there were 1,670 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,207 graduates from teaching courses in 2010.
This represents a 28% decrease in the number of teaching degree or certificate school graduates in Connecticut state. 38% of these graduates received a master's degree in teaching.