Health Science Schools In Georgia
Georgia has 19 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 Georgia, 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
Georgia Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Georgia | 222,580 |
| National | 7,588,750 |
Of all of the health science professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in Georgia state.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Georgia
| 163,940 | 176,710 | 188,290 | 206,890 | 158,220 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Georgia, health science is a shrinking field. In Georgia, 5,720 less health science professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of health science has shrunk by 3% in Georgia. This decline is slower than the national trend for health science professionals which shows a 9% decrease in the number of health science professionals working around the nation.
Health Science VS. All Professions salaries in Georgia
| $55,794 | $63,598 | $59,241 | $69,695 | $74,609 |
| $42,452 | $44,373 | $45,309 | $46,939 | $48,171 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Science
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to health science professionals are growing in Georgia. In 2006 health science professionals made a mean salary of $55,794 per year, and in 2010 they made $74,609 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Georgia
10th percentile |
$44,952 |
25th percentile |
$45,624 |
50th percentile |
$57,248 |
75th percentile |
$64,870 |
90th percentile |
$66,809 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 25%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Georgia, 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 49%
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Georgia
Biology |
$64,066 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$71,340 |
Health Information |
$32,250 |
Health Information Management |
$58,910 |
Health Science |
$71,294 |
Sonography |
$58,470 |
X Ray Technician |
$50,260 |
In Georgia, health science professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Health Science programs available for each degree type for all schools in Georgia
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
5 |
Certificate |
8 |
| Total | 23 |
As the number of health science professionals is decreasing in Georgia state, the number of students graduating from the 19 accredited health science schools in Georgia state is increasing. In Georgia, there were 114 graduates in 2006. And there were 510 graduates from health science courses in 2010.
This represents a 347% increase in the number of health science degree or certificate school graduates in Georgia state. Most of these graduates, or 35%, earned a undergraduate certificate in health science.