Health Science Schools In Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 10 accredited health science schools where health science faculty who teach health science classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the health science academic community in Oklahoma, and the future trends in 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
Oklahoma Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Oklahoma | 79,590 |
| National | 7,588,750 |
Approximately 1% of the country's health science professionals work in Oklahoma state.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Oklahoma
| 79,750 | 78,350 | 71,690 | 75,260 | 65,210 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Health Science is a shrinking field in Oklahoma. In Oklahoma, 14,540 less health science professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of health science professionals has shrunk by 18%. This decline is faster 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 Oklahoma
| $50,578 | $57,343 | $52,327 | $59,388 | $64,852 |
| $38,070 | $39,720 | $40,527 | $41,574 | $42,968 |
| 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 Oklahoma. In 2006 health science professionals made a mean salary of $50,578 per year, and in 2010 they made $64,852 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Oklahoma
10th percentile |
$36,851 |
25th percentile |
$46,085 |
50th percentile |
$57,633 |
75th percentile |
$72,075 |
90th percentile |
$90,136 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 22%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 83% pay differential between the highest paid health science professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of health science in Oklahoma.
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Oklahoma
Biology |
$52,696 |
Health Information |
$30,230 |
Health Information Management |
$50,280 |
Health Science |
$61,465 |
Sonography |
$56,640 |
X Ray Technician |
$46,550 |
In Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
5 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 18 |
The number of students graduating from the 10 accredited health science schools in Oklahoma is increasing. In Oklahoma, there were 81 graduates in 2006. And there were 382 graduates from health science courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of health science school degree or certificate graduates in Oklahoma by 372%. A majority of these graduates, or 28%, graduated with a doctor's degree in health science.