Teaching Schools In Mississippi
In Mississippi, there are 23 accredited schools where teaching classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of teaching and teaching training in Mississippi, which 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
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Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Teaching Employment
| Mississippi | 36,530 |
| National | 4,078,490 |
Of all of the teaching professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Mississippi.
Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In Mississippi
| 38,620 | 37,300 | 37,230 | 37,110 | 34,650 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Teaching is a shrinking field in Mississippi. In Mississippi, 3,970 less teaching professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of teaching professionals has shrunk by 10%. 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 Mississippi
| $46,548 | $50,153 | $53,200 | $53,288 | $51,718 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Teaching
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to teaching professionals are growing in Mississippi. In 2006 teaching professionals made a mean salary of $46,548 per year, and in 2010 they made $51,718 per year.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$32,301 |
25th percentile |
$39,686 |
50th percentile |
$49,423 |
75th percentile |
$61,233 |
90th percentile |
$75,764 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 10%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of teaching, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid teaching professionals earning 135% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Mississippi state.
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Mississippi
Early Childhood Education |
$37,258 |
Educational Leadership |
$71,345 |
Elementary Education |
$49,220 |
Special Education |
$43,983 |
Teaching |
$50,821 |
Teaching professionals in Mississippi earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in Mississippi
associate |
57 |
bachelor |
75 |
master |
55 |
doctor |
7 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 198 |
The number of students graduating from the 23 accredited teaching schools in Mississippi is increasing. In Mississippi, there were 3,137 graduates in 2006. And there were 3,313 graduates from teaching courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of teaching school degree or certificate graduates in Mississippi by 6%. 38% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in teaching.