Special Education Schools In California
In California, there are 60 accredited schools where special education classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of special education and special education training in California, which includes special education training at the following levels:
- Special Education Certificate
- Associates degree in Special Education
- Bachelors degree in Special Education
- Masters degree in Special Education
- PhD degree in Special Education
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Professional Trends
California Vs. National Special Education Employment
| California | 33,910 |
| National | 468,850 |
Approximately 7% of the country's special education professionals work in California state.
Employment Growth for Special education professionals In California
| 36,400 | 34,580 | 35,530 | 35,170 | 17,410 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In California, special education is a shrinking field. In California, 18,990 less special education professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of special education has shrunk by 52% in California. This decline is faster than the change in the number of special education professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of special education professionals has shrunk by 50% from 2006 to 2010.
Special Education VS. All Professions salaries in California
| $59,377 | $60,307 | $63,090 | $65,323 | $64,320 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Special Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to special education professionals are growing in California. In 2006 special education professionals made a mean salary of $59,377 per year, and in 2010 they made $64,320 per year.
Salary percentiles for Special education professionals in California
10th percentile |
$41,890 |
25th percentile |
$50,530 |
50th percentile |
$63,880 |
75th percentile |
$77,190 |
90th percentile |
$90,030 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 8%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of special education, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid special education professionals earning 115% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in California state.
Average Salaries for Special education professionals and related professions in California
Early Childhood Education |
$51,960 |
Elementary Education |
$72,888 |
Special Education |
$66,410 |
Speech Therapy |
$54,410 |
Teaching |
$74,712 |
In California, special education professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Special Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
21 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
28 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
53 |
| Total | 104 |
The number of students graduating from the 60 accredited special education schools in California is decreasing. In 2006, 3,438 students graduated from special education courses in California. And in 2010, 1,126 students graduated.
There was a decrease in the number of special education school degree or certificate graduates in California by 67%. A majority of these graduates, or 51%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in special education.