Health Science Schools In Illinois
There are 13 accredited health science schools in Illinois for faculty who teach health science classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the health science academic community in Illinois, and the future trends in health science training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Health Science
- Masters degree in Health Science
- PhD degree in Health Science
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Professional Trends
Illinois Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Illinois | 343,541 |
| National | 7,588,750 |
Of all of the health science professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of Illinois.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Illinois
| 254,770 | 238,320 | 258,550 | 321,560 | 231,220 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Health Science is a shrinking field in Illinois. In Illinois, 23,550 less health science professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Illinois, this field has shrunk by 9% in four years. 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 Illinois
| $60,728 | $63,521 | $67,236 | $69,891 | $65,599 |
| $46,261 | $48,114 | $49,602 | $50,552 | $51,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- 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 Illinois. Health science professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $60,728 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $65,599 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Illinois
10th percentile |
$34,920 |
25th percentile |
$46,011 |
50th percentile |
$61,555 |
75th percentile |
$66,626 |
90th percentile |
$76,970 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 7%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Illinois state, within the field of health science, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid health science professionals earn 120% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Illinois
Biology |
$66,303 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$81,230 |
Health Information |
$34,690 |
Health Information Management |
$64,725 |
Health Science |
$64,610 |
Sonography |
$70,170 |
X Ray Technician |
$57,540 |
Health science professionals in Illinois earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Science programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
13 |
doctor |
20 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 41 |
As the number of health science professionals is decreasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 13 accredited health science schools in Illinois state is increasing. In Illinois, there were 90 graduates in 2006. And there were 168 graduates from health science courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 87% percent increase in the number of health science school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois. Most of these graduates, or 49%, earned a doctor's degree in health science.