Teaching Schools In Utah
Utah has 13 accredited teaching schools where teaching faculty who teach teaching classes 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 Utah, 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
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Teaching Employment
| Utah | 31,710 |
| National | 4,078,490 |
Of all of the teaching professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Utah.
Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In Utah
| 29,990 | 31,350 | 34,920 | 33,580 | 30,640 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Utah, the field of teaching is growing. In 2010 there were 650 more teaching professionals working in Utah than there were in 2006. Thus, in Utah, this field has grown by 2% in four years. This growth 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 Utah
| $53,678 | $57,596 | $59,786 | $60,188 | $61,351 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Teaching
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to teaching professionals are growing in Utah. The mean salary for teaching professionals in 2006 was $53,678 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $61,351 per year.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$32,848 |
25th percentile |
$43,888 |
50th percentile |
$58,156 |
75th percentile |
$74,051 |
90th percentile |
$93,689 |
Thus, teaching professionals' salaries grew by 13% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 185% 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 Utah.
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Utah
Early Childhood Education |
$36,205 |
Educational Leadership |
$71,655 |
Elementary Education |
$54,162 |
Special Education |
$47,483 |
Teaching |
$59,946 |
In Utah, teaching professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in Utah
associate |
15 |
bachelor |
108 |
master |
27 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
14 |
| Total | 165 |
As the number of teaching professionals is increasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 13 accredited teaching schools in Utah state is also increasing. In 2006, 2,738 students graduated from teaching courses in Utah. And in 2010, 2,751 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of teaching school degree or certificate graduates in Utah by 0%. 65% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in teaching.