Health Science Schools In Arkansas
Arkansas has 15 accredited health science schools where health science faculty who teach health science classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in health science in the state of Arkansas, which encompasses health science training at the following levels:
- Health Science Certificate
- Associates degree in Health Science
- Bachelors degree in Health Science
- Masters degree in Health Science
- PhD degree in Health Science
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Arkansas Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Arkansas | 55,120 |
| National | 7,588,750 |
Approximately 1% of the country's health science professionals work in Arkansas state.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Arkansas
| 49,050 | 52,350 | 53,650 | 54,500 | 44,620 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Health Science is a shrinking field in Arkansas. 4,430 less health science professionals were working in Arkansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 9% decline in the field. This decline is slower than the change in the number of health science professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of health science professionals has shrunk by 9% from 2006 to 2010.
Health Science VS. All Professions salaries in Arkansas
| $54,195 | $56,893 | $52,936 | $60,594 | $64,896 |
| $36,627 | $39,363 | $40,932 | $42,668 | $43,359 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Science
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Arkansas, as the number of health science professionals is declining, the salaries earned by health science professionals are increasing. In 2006 health science professionals made a mean salary of $54,195 per year, and in 2010 they made $64,896 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Arkansas
10th percentile |
$37,975 |
25th percentile |
$40,962 |
50th percentile |
$42,601 |
75th percentile |
$52,411 |
90th percentile |
$65,198 |
This represents a 16% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of health science, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid health science professionals earning 72% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Arkansas state.
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Arkansas
Biology |
$56,432 |
Health Information |
$31,050 |
Health Information Management |
$54,290 |
Health Science |
$61,697 |
Sonography |
$56,230 |
X Ray Technician |
$44,490 |
In Arkansas, health science professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Science programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arkansas
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
13 |
| Total | 24 |
As the number of health science professionals is decreasing in Arkansas state, the number of students graduating from the 15 accredited health science schools in Arkansas state is increasing. In 2006, 20 students graduated from health science courses in Arkansas. And in 2010, 274 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of health science school degree or certificate graduates in Arkansas by 1270%. 54% of these graduates received an undergraduate certificate in health science.