Teaching Schools In New Mexico
In New Mexico, there are 27 accredited schools where teaching classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of teaching and teaching training in New Mexico, which includes teaching training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
New Mexico Vs. National Teaching Employment
| New Mexico | 27,140 |
| National | 4,078,490 |
Of all of the teaching professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in New Mexico state.
Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In New Mexico
| 28,410 | 28,260 | 29,230 | 28,030 | 25,390 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Mexico, teaching is a shrinking field. There were 3,020 less teaching professionals working in New Mexico in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of teaching professionals has shrunk by 11%. This decline is faster than the national trend for teaching professionals which shows a 6% decrease in the number of teaching professionals working around the nation.
Teaching VS. All Professions salaries in New Mexico
| $50,662 | $54,146 | $56,656 | $57,482 | $60,626 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Teaching
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by teaching professionals is increasing in New Mexico. Teaching professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $50,662 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $60,626 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$37,668 |
25th percentile |
$46,237 |
50th percentile |
$57,996 |
75th percentile |
$72,743 |
90th percentile |
$79,573 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 16%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In New Mexico state, within the field of teaching, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid teaching professionals earn 111% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in New Mexico
Early Childhood Education |
$44,317 |
Educational Leadership |
$83,423 |
Elementary Education |
$59,755 |
Special Education |
$55,077 |
Teaching |
$60,047 |
In New Mexico, teaching professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Mexico
associate |
35 |
bachelor |
41 |
master |
16 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
21 |
| Total | 115 |
As the number of teaching professionals is decreasing in New Mexico state, the number of students graduating from the 27 accredited teaching schools in New Mexico state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 1,553 teaching graduates from teaching courses in New Mexico and in 2010 there were 1,415 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of teaching school degree or certificate graduates in New Mexico by 9%. Most of these graduates, or 36%, earned a bachelor's degree in teaching.