Health Science Schools In Oregon
There are 4 accredited health science schools in Oregon for faculty who teach health science classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in health science in the state of Oregon, which encompasses 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
Oregon Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Oregon | 104,400 |
| National | 7,588,750 |
Approximately 1% of the country's health science professionals work in Oregon state.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Oregon
| 75,250 | 81,510 | 86,480 | 93,590 | 82,240 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of health science professionals is growing in Oregon. 6,990 more health science professionals were working in Oregon in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 9% growth in the field. This growth 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 Oregon
| $64,119 | $64,564 | $68,963 | $66,163 | $69,000 |
| $45,036 | $46,427 | $47,124 | $48,511 | $50,274 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Science
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Oregon, as the number of health science professionals is growing, the salaries earned by health science professionals are increasing. Health science professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $64,119 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $69,000 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Oregon
10th percentile |
$41,031 |
25th percentile |
$52,162 |
50th percentile |
$52,801 |
75th percentile |
$65,405 |
90th percentile |
$79,809 |
Thus, health science professionals' salaries grew by 7% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Oregon, 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 95%
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Oregon
Biology |
$61,922 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$65,930 |
Health Information |
$35,970 |
Health Information Management |
$67,585 |
Health Science |
$67,305 |
Sonography |
$79,740 |
X Ray Technician |
$61,550 |
Health science professionals in Oregon earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Science programs available for each degree type for all schools in Oregon
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 7 |
As the number of health science professionals is increasing in Oregon state, the number of students graduating from the 4 accredited health science schools in Oregon state is decreasing. In Oregon, there were 30 graduates in 2006. And there were 28 graduates from health science courses in 2010.
This represents a 7% decrease in the number of health science degree or certificate school graduates in Oregon state. 43% of these graduates received a doctor's degree in health science.