Teaching Schools In Minnesota

Minnesota has 48 accredited teaching schools where teaching faculty who teach teaching classes can find employment. The trends in Minnesota's teaching academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in teaching includes teaching training at the following levels:

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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Minnesota Vs. National Teaching Employment

Minnesota	70,440
National	4,078,490

Of all of the teaching professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Minnesota.

Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
67,580	73,540	74,840	74,960	64,660

Yellow: Actual Values

In Minnesota, the field of teaching is shrinking. 2,920 less teaching professionals were working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Minnesota, this field has shrunk by 4% in four years. 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 Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$54,733	$58,807	$61,055	$62,411	$62,842
$45,649	$48,094	$49,813	$50,330	$51,158

Light Blue: Teaching
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Minnesota, as the number of teaching professionals is declining, the salaries earned by teaching professionals are increasing. Teaching professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $54,733 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $62,842 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Minnesota

10th percentile	$38,337
25th percentile	$47,291
50th percentile	$59,944
75th percentile	$73,552
90th percentile	$91,306

This represents a 13% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Minnesota state, within the field of teaching, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid teaching professionals earn 138% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Minnesota

Early Childhood Education	$45,392
Educational Leadership	$74,038
Elementary Education	$62,992
Special Education	$54,223
Teaching	$61,966

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

Educational Trends

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

associate	20
bachelor	208
master	51
doctor	6
Certificate	41
Total	326

The number of students graduating from the 48 accredited teaching schools in Minnesota is decreasing. In Minnesota, there were 5,910 graduates in 2006. And there were 4,327 graduates from teaching courses in 2010.

This represents a 27% decrease in the number of teaching degree or certificate school graduates in Minnesota state. A majority of these graduates, or 64%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching.

Teaching Faculty Salaries in Minnesota

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