Health Science Schools In Ohio
There are 21 accredited health science schools in Ohio for faculty who teach health science classes to choose from. The trends in Ohio's health science academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in health science 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
Statistics
Professional Trends
Ohio Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Ohio | 279,940 |
| National | 6,022,370 |
Of all of the health science professionals in the country, nearly 5% are in the state of Ohio.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Ohio
| 292,100 | 295,500 | 303,090 | 319,340 | 279,940 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Ohio, the field of health science is shrinking. There were 12,160 less health science professionals working in Ohio in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of health science professionals has shrunk by 4%. 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 Ohio
| $61,112 | $64,180 | $66,463 | $67,927 | $71,804 |
| $44,230 | $45,388 | $47,259 | $48,341 | $48,873 |
| 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 Ohio. Health science professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $61,112 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $71,804 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Ohio
10th percentile |
$44,215 |
25th percentile |
$48,875 |
50th percentile |
$54,606 |
75th percentile |
$61,775 |
90th percentile |
$75,632 |
This represents a 15% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Ohio state, within the field of health science, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid health science professionals earn 71% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Ohio
Biology |
$58,227 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$80,820 |
Health Information |
$32,070 |
Health Information Management |
$58,290 |
Health Science |
$71,804 |
Sonography |
$58,470 |
In Ohio, 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 Ohio
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
16 |
master |
14 |
doctor |
15 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 47 |
As the number of health science professionals is decreasing in Ohio state, the number of students graduating from the 21 accredited health science schools in Ohio state is increasing. In 2006, 167 students graduated from health science courses in Ohio. And in 2010, 203 students graduated.
This represents a 22% increase in the number of health science degree or certificate school graduates in Ohio state. A majority of these graduates, or 34%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in health science.