Teaching Schools In Michigan
Teaching classes faculty can choose to work at one of 72 accredited teaching schools in Michigan. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in teaching in the state of Michigan, which encompasses teaching training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Michigan Vs. National Teaching Employment
| Michigan | 109,540 |
| National | 4,078,490 |
Of all of the teaching professionals in the country, nearly 3% are in the state of Michigan.
Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In Michigan
| 122,660 | 114,180 | 111,130 | 112,310 | 104,000 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In Michigan, the field of teaching is shrinking. 18,660 less teaching professionals were working in Michigan in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Michigan, this field has shrunk by 15% in four years. This is faster than the trend for teaching professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of teaching professionals has shrunk by 6% between 2006 and 2010.
Teaching VS. All Professions salaries in Michigan
| $62,047 | $61,920 | $66,002 | $67,294 | $71,709 |
| $45,563 | $47,071 | $48,208 | $48,728 | $49,286 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Teaching
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to teaching professionals are growing in Michigan. The mean salary for teaching professionals in 2006 was $62,047 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $71,709 per year.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Michigan
10th percentile |
$37,961 |
25th percentile |
$49,451 |
50th percentile |
$67,177 |
75th percentile |
$79,372 |
90th percentile |
$79,821 |
This represents a 13% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Michigan, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of teaching. The pay differential between the highest paid teaching professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 110%
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Michigan
Early Childhood Education |
$46,800 |
Educational Leadership |
$91,087 |
Elementary Education |
$63,765 |
Special Education |
$58,050 |
Teaching |
$70,314 |
In Michigan, teaching professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in Michigan
associate |
71 |
bachelor |
336 |
master |
101 |
doctor |
6 |
Certificate |
77 |
| Total | 591 |
As the number of teaching professionals is decreasing in Michigan state, the number of students graduating from the 72 accredited teaching schools in Michigan state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 7,304 teaching graduates from teaching courses in Michigan and in 2010 there were 5,442 graduates.
Thus there was a 25% percent decrease in the number of teaching school degree or certificate graduates in Michigan. A majority of these graduates, or 57%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching.