Teaching Schools In Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 67 accredited teaching schools where teaching faculty who teach teaching classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the teaching academic community in Massachusetts, and the future trends in teaching training at the following levels:

Teaching Certificate
Associates degree in Teaching
Bachelors degree in Teaching
Masters degree in Teaching
PhD degree in Teaching

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Professional Trends

Massachusetts Vs. National Teaching Employment

Massachusetts	105,620
National	4,078,490

Of all of the teaching professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in Massachusetts state.

Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In Massachusetts

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
103,810	99,410	105,130	107,080	96,590

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of teaching professionals is shrinking in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, 7,220 less teaching professionals were working 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 Massachusetts

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$63,528	$72,004	$73,669	$77,240	$78,733
$49,058	$52,712	$53,675	$55,178	$56,645

Light Blue: Teaching
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Massachusetts, 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 $63,528 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $78,733 per year.

Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Massachusetts

10th percentile	$42,434
25th percentile	$55,214
50th percentile	$72,545
75th percentile	$78,532
90th percentile	$84,519

This represents a growth in salaries of 19%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of teaching, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid teaching professionals earning 82% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Massachusetts state.

Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Massachusetts

Early Childhood Education	$52,550
Educational Leadership	$85,390
Elementary Education	$67,875
Special Education	$59,923
Teaching	$76,923

Teaching professionals in Massachusetts earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts

associate	33
bachelor	139
master	175
doctor	6
Certificate	96
Total	449

As the number of teaching professionals is decreasing in Massachusetts state, the number of students graduating from the 67 accredited teaching schools in Massachusetts state is increasing. In 2006 there were 4,194 teaching graduates from teaching courses in Massachusetts and in 2010 there were 4,974 graduates.

This represents a 19% increase in the number of teaching degree or certificate school graduates in Massachusetts state. 39% of these graduates received a master's degree in teaching.

Teaching Faculty Salaries in Massachusetts

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