Teaching Schools

As a professor or instructor of teaching classes at one of the 2,092 accredited teaching schools in the country, you play a central role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. Below are charts, statistics and analysis of the trends in teaching academia 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

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Teaching professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
4,072,220	4,107,070	4,134,760	4,136,570	3,836,560

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In the year 2010, there were 3,836,560 teaching professionals working in the US. The number of teaching professionals has shrunk by 6% between 2006 and 2010.

This decline is faster than the growth for all careers during the same time period. There was a 1% decline for all careers.

National Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals

10th percentile	$36,023
25th percentile	$46,936
50th percentile	$62,674
75th percentile	$85,514
90th percentile	$103,452

Nationally, the median yearly salary earned by teaching professionals was $62,674 in 2010. The median yearly salary for teaching professionals in the US was 2% more than that for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Teaching

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$54,865	$56,706	$58,999	$60,812	$62,674

Light Blue: Salaries

Between the years 2006 and 2010, salaries for teaching professionals have grown by 14%.

Educational Trends

National Teaching Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
10,351	9,746	9,914	10,870	12,064
92,842	90,818	88,744	87,942	88,124
889	944	941	851	1,038
58,637	58,542	57,510	58,145	64,720
10,352	10,568	10,451	12,692	15,195

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Teaching
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Teaching
Red: Doctorates Degree in Teaching
Light blue: Master's Degree in Teaching
Grey: Certificate in Teaching

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for teaching professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In the US, 173,071 students graduated from teaching degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 181,141 students graduated from teaching schools.

This represents a 5% change in 4 years. The growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general has been 12% from 2006 to 2010. Thus, the growth in the number of students graduating from teaching courses is less than the change in the number of students graduating in all disciplines in the US.

Teaching Programs offered Nationwide

associate	1,052
bachelor	5,042
master	2,977
doctor	208
Certificate	947
Total	10,226

The number of schools offering teaching programs has decreased.

Teaching Faculty Salaries

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