Early Childhood Education Schools In Washington State
Early Childhood Education classes faculty can choose to work at one of 32 accredited early childhood education schools in Washington State. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of early childhood education and early childhood education training in Washington State, which includes early childhood education training at the following levels:
- Early Childhood Education Certificate
- Associates degree in Early Childhood Education
- Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education
- Masters degree in Early Childhood Education
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Professional Trends
Washington State Vs. National Early Childhood Education Employment
| Washington State | 35,750 |
| National | 2,079,010 |
Approximately 2% of the country's early childhood education professionals work in Washington State state.
Employment Growth for Early childhood education professionals In Washington State
| 31,380 | 32,530 | 33,420 | 34,840 | 35,750 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of early childhood education professionals is growing in Washington State. 4,370 more early childhood education professionals were working in Washington State in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of early childhood education has grown by 14% in Washington State. This growth is faster than the change in the number of early childhood education professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of early childhood education professionals has shrunk by 0% from 2006 to 2010.
Early Childhood Education VS. All Professions salaries in Washington State
| $43,730 | $44,388 | $45,465 | $44,223 | $45,323 |
| $48,545 | $50,054 | $51,159 | $52,682 | $54,489 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Early Childhood Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Washington State, as the number of early childhood education professionals is growing, the salaries earned by early childhood education professionals are increasing. The mean salary for early childhood education professionals in 2006 was $43,730 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $45,323 per year.
Salary percentiles for Early childhood education professionals in Washington State
10th percentile |
$28,590 |
25th percentile |
$36,230 |
50th percentile |
$45,250 |
75th percentile |
$55,017 |
90th percentile |
$62,370 |
Thus, early childhood education professionals' salaries grew by 4% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 118% pay differential between the highest paid early childhood education professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of early childhood education in Washington State.
Average Salaries for Early childhood education professionals and related professions in Washington State
Early Childhood Education |
$45,323 |
Educational Leadership |
$87,687 |
Elementary Education |
$65,312 |
Special Education |
$56,987 |
In Washington State, 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 Washington State
associate |
26 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
22 |
| Total | 58 |
The number of students graduating from the 32 accredited early childhood education schools in Washington State is decreasing. In Washington State, there were 628 graduates in 2006. And there were 524 graduates from early childhood education courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of early childhood education school degree or certificate graduates in Washington State by 17%. A majority of these graduates, or 45%, graduated with a associate's degree in early childhood education.