Teaching Schools In Maryland
In Maryland, there are 36 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 Maryland, which encompasses teaching training at the following levels:
- Teaching Certificate
- Associates degree in Teaching
- Bachelors degree in Teaching
- Masters degree in Teaching
- PhD degree in Teaching
Statistics
Professional Trends
Maryland Vs. National Teaching Employment
| Maryland | 75,320 |
| National | 3,836,560 |
Of all of the teaching professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Maryland state.
Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In Maryland
| 81,310 | 83,610 | 86,690 | 84,690 | 75,320 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maryland, teaching is a shrinking field. 5,990 less teaching professionals were working in Maryland in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of teaching professionals has shrunk by 7%. This decline is faster than the change in the number of teaching professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of teaching professionals has shrunk by 6% from 2006 to 2010.
Teaching VS. All Professions salaries in Maryland
| $62,166 | $68,426 | $72,418 | $72,170 | $73,945 |
| $47,750 | $50,212 | $51,747 | $52,671 | $54,055 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Teaching
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Maryland, as the number of teaching professionals is declining, the salaries earned by teaching professionals are increasing. The mean salary for teaching professionals in 2006 was $62,166 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $73,945 per year.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Maryland
10th percentile |
$39,841 |
25th percentile |
$52,525 |
50th percentile |
$69,939 |
75th percentile |
$91,307 |
90th percentile |
$103,377 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 16%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Maryland, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of teaching. The pay differential between the highest paid teaching professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 159%
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Maryland
Early Childhood Education |
$45,390 |
Educational Leadership |
$83,828 |
Elementary Education |
$68,040 |
Special Education |
$63,950 |
Teaching |
$73,945 |
In Maryland, teaching professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maryland
associate |
71 |
bachelor |
60 |
master |
48 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
24 |
| Total | 206 |
The number of students graduating from the 36 accredited teaching schools in Maryland is increasing. In 2006 there were 2,511 teaching graduates from teaching courses in Maryland and in 2010 there were 2,534 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of teaching school degree or certificate graduates in Maryland by 1%. Most of these graduates, or 34%, earned a associate's degree in teaching.