Health Science Schools In Alaska
Alaska has is only one accredited health science school where health science faculty who teach health science classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of health science and health science training in Alaska, which includes health science training at the following levels:
- Health Science Certificate
- Associates degree in Health Science
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Alaska Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Alaska | 15,490 |
| National | 7,588,750 |
Of all of the health science professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Alaska state.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Alaska
| 13,700 | 13,430 | 14,510 | 14,540 | 12,850 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Alaska, health science is a shrinking field. In Alaska, 850 less health science professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Alaska, this field has shrunk by 6% in four years. This is slower than the trend for health science professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of health science professionals has shrunk by 9% between 2006 and 2010.
Health Science VS. All Professions salaries in Alaska
| $52,643 | $64,980 | $67,546 | $69,628 | $72,740 |
| $43,172 | $49,864 | $52,177 | $53,940 | $55,586 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Science
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of health science professionals is declining, the salaries paid to health science professionals are increasing in Alaska. Health science professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $52,643 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $72,740 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Alaska
10th percentile |
$46,773 |
25th percentile |
$56,401 |
50th percentile |
$60,165 |
75th percentile |
$66,693 |
90th percentile |
$81,513 |
Thus, there was a 28% growth in health science professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Alaska, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of health science. The pay differential between the highest paid health science professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 74%
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Alaska
Biology |
$59,067 |
Health Information |
$39,300 |
Health Information Management |
$66,650 |
Health Science |
$70,772 |
Sonography |
$73,690 |
X Ray Technician |
$64,870 |
Health science professionals in Alaska earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Science programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alaska
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 2 |
As the number of health science professionals is decreasing in Alaska state, the number of students graduating from the only accredited health science school in Alaska state is decreasing.
Thus there was a 100% percent decrease in the number of health science school degree or certificate graduates in Alaska. Most of these graduates, or 50%, earned an associate's degree in health science.