Teaching Schools In West Virginia
There are 26 accredited teaching schools in West Virginia for faculty who teach teaching classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in teaching in the state of West Virginia, 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
West Virginia Vs. National Teaching Employment
| West Virginia | 23,450 |
| National | 4,078,490 |
Of all of the teaching professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in West Virginia state.
Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In West Virginia
| 23,770 | 23,540 | 21,560 | 23,220 | 21,230 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In West Virginia, the field of teaching is shrinking. In 2010 there were 2,540 less teaching professionals working in West Virginia than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of teaching has shrunk by 11% in West Virginia. 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 West Virginia
| $45,639 | $49,166 | $46,404 | $46,788 | $46,704 |
| $38,568 | $40,154 | $41,268 | $42,203 | $43,413 |
| 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 West Virginia. The mean salary for teaching professionals in 2006 was $45,639 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $46,704 per year.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in West Virginia
10th percentile |
$25,389 |
25th percentile |
$32,328 |
50th percentile |
$44,162 |
75th percentile |
$57,232 |
90th percentile |
$70,669 |
This represents a 2% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 178% 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 West Virginia.
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in West Virginia
Early Childhood Education |
$36,860 |
Educational Leadership |
$61,585 |
Elementary Education |
$48,262 |
Special Education |
$41,303 |
Teaching |
$46,116 |
In West Virginia, teaching professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in West Virginia
associate |
10 |
bachelor |
54 |
master |
18 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 87 |
The number of students graduating from the 26 accredited teaching schools in West Virginia is decreasing. In West Virginia, there were 1,605 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,455 graduates from teaching courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of teaching school degree or certificate graduates in West Virginia by 9%. 62% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in teaching.