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Software Engineering Schools

As a professor or instructor of software engineering classes at one of the 104 accredited software engineering schools in the country, you play a notable role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in software engineering, which encompasses software engineering training at the following levels:

  • Software Engineering Certificate
  • Associates degree in Software Engineering
  • Bachelors degree in Software Engineering
  • Masters degree in Software Engineering
  • PhD degree in Software Engineering

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Software engineering professionals

981,850 1,027,640 1,067,770 1,076,590 1,061,310
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 1,061,310 software engineering professionals were working in the US. Over the course of the past 4 years, this number has grown by 8%.

This growth 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 Software engineering professionals

10th percentile		 $54,360
25th percentile		 $69,090
50th percentile		 $87,790
75th percentile		 $109,210
90th percentile		 $133,110

Nationally, the median yearly salary earned by software engineering professionals was $87,790 in 2010.

National Median Salary Growth For Software Engineering

$77,907 $81,237 $84,337 $85,987 $87,790
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

There has been a 13% growth in software engineering professionals' salaries from 2006 to 2010.

Educational Trends

National Software Engineering Student enrollment growth by degree

66 51 50 54 50
237 303 433 516 600
2 3 7 8 7
561 617 1,016 1,890 1,452
58 29 83 302 72
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Software Engineering
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Software Engineering
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Software Engineering
  • Grey: Certificate in Software Engineering

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for software engineering professionals. And the story on the educational front is similar. In 2006, 924 students graduated from software engineering degree programs in the US. In 2010, 2,181 students graduated from software engineering schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 136% growth in the number of software engineering graduates. 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 software engineering courses is greater than the change in the number of students graduating in all disciplines in the US.

Software Engineering Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 10
bachelor		 44
master		 42
doctor		 3
Certificate		 14
Total113

As student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering software engineering programs has decreased. In 2006 there were 21 software engineering schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 104 schools.

Software Engineering Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. California10 Schools
  2. Pennsylvania9 Schools
  3. New York6 Schools
  4. Texas6 Schools
  5. Indiana5 Schools
  6. Wisconsin4 Schools
  7. Michigan4 Schools
  8. Ohio3 Schools
  9. Maryland3 Schools
  10. Massachusetts3 Schools
  11. Minnesota3 Schools
  12. Missouri3 Schools
  13. Colorado3 Schools
  14. Virginia3 Schools
  15. Florida2 Schools
  16. Georgia2 Schools
  17. North Carolina2 Schools
  18. Illinois2 Schools
  19. Oregon2 Schools
  20. South Dakota2 Schools
  21. Arizona2 Schools
  22. Connecticut1 Schools
  23. Nebraska1 Schools
  24. Washington State1 Schools
  25. Delaware1 Schools
  26. New Hampshire1 Schools
  27. West Virginia1 Schools
  28. Washington DC1 Schools
  29. New Jersey1 Schools
  30. Hawaii1 Schools
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  32. Iowa1 Schools
  33. Kansas1 Schools
  34. Rhode Island1 Schools
  35. South Carolina1 Schools
  36. Utah1 Schools
  37. Vermont1 Schools
  38. Montana1 Schools

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