Early Childhood Education Schools In Arizona
There are 24 accredited early childhood education schools in Arizona for faculty who teach early childhood education classes to choose from. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of early childhood education and early childhood education training in Arizona, which includes early childhood education training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Arizona Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment
| Arizona | 32,060 |
| National | 2,079,010 |
Of all of the early childhood education professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Arizona.
Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In Arizona
| 47,270 | 48,460 | 10,740 | 36,450 | 32,060 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Arizona, early childhood education is a shrinking field. In 2010 there were 15,210 less early childhood education professionals working in Arizona than there were in 2006. Thus, in Arizona, this field has shrunk by 32% in four years. This decline is faster than the national trend for early childhood education professionals which shows a 0% decrease in the number of early childhood education professionals working around the nation.
Early Childhood Education VS. All Professions salaries in Arizona
| $32,928 | $35,243 | $36,878 | $38,025 | $38,412 |
| $42,177 | $43,423 | $45,140 | $46,513 | $48,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to early childhood education professionals are growing in Arizona. The mean salary for early childhood education professionals in 2006 was $32,928 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $38,412 per year.
Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in Arizona
10th percentile |
$25,318 |
25th percentile |
$29,832 |
50th percentile |
$35,718 |
75th percentile |
$45,020 |
90th percentile |
$56,330 |
This represents a 14% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of early childhood education, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid early childhood education professionals earning 122% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Arizona state.
Average Salaries for Early childhood education professionals and related professions in Arizona
Early Childhood Education |
$38,412 |
Educational Leadership |
$73,872 |
Elementary Education |
$50,200 |
Special Education |
$44,080 |
In Arizona, early childhood education professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Early Childhood Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arizona
associate |
19 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
7 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
20 |
| Total | 53 |
As the number of early childhood education professionals is decreasing in Arizona state, the number of students graduating from the 24 accredited early childhood education schools in Arizona state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 819 early childhood education graduates from early childhood education courses in Arizona and in 2010 there were 778 graduates.
This represents a 5% decrease in the number of early childhood education degree or certificate school graduates in Arizona state. Most of these graduates, or 38%, earned a undergraduate certificate in early childhood education.