Health Science Schools In Maryland
Maryland has 7 accredited health science schools 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 Maryland, which includes 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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Professional Trends
Maryland Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Maryland | 169,770 |
| National | 7,588,750 |
Approximately 2% of the country's health science professionals work in Maryland state.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Maryland
| 145,850 | 149,860 | 152,250 | 158,710 | 130,870 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maryland, health science is a shrinking field. There were 14,980 less health science professionals working in Maryland in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Maryland, this field has shrunk by 10% in four years. This is faster 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 Maryland
| $67,110 | $69,075 | $66,950 | $70,675 | $72,074 |
| $47,750 | $50,212 | $51,747 | $52,671 | $54,055 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Science
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Maryland, as the number of health science professionals is declining, the salaries earned by health science professionals are increasing. The mean salary for health science professionals in 2006 was $67,110 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $72,074 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Maryland
10th percentile |
$41,365 |
25th percentile |
$54,285 |
50th percentile |
$69,351 |
75th percentile |
$80,815 |
90th percentile |
$92,279 |
Thus, there was a 7% growth in health science professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Maryland, 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 92%
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Maryland
Biology |
$83,323 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$87,420 |
Health Information |
$40,930 |
Health Information Management |
$69,470 |
Health Science |
$71,328 |
Sonography |
$69,900 |
X Ray Technician |
$68,940 |
Health science professionals in Maryland earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Science programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maryland
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
12 |
doctor |
11 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 27 |
As the number of health science professionals is decreasing in Maryland state, the number of students graduating from the 7 accredited health science schools in Maryland state is increasing. In 2006 there were 248 health science graduates from health science courses in Maryland and in 2010 there were 521 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of health science school degree or certificate graduates in Maryland by 110%. 44% of these graduates received an master's degree in health science.