Health Science Schools In Texas
Texas has 34 accredited health science schools where health science faculty who teach health science classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in health science in the state of Texas, which encompasses health science training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Health Science
- Bachelors degree in Health Science
- Masters degree in Health Science
- PhD degree in Health Science
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Texas Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Texas | 552,060 |
| National | 7,588,750 |
Of all of the health science professionals in the country, nearly 7% are in the state of Texas.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Texas
| 440,260 | 455,130 | 493,440 | 503,580 | 429,820 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Texas, the field of health science is shrinking. In 2010 there were 10,440 less health science professionals working in Texas than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of health science professionals has shrunk by 2%. This is slower 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 Texas
| $59,526 | $63,454 | $64,073 | $66,300 | $70,091 |
| $42,701 | $44,703 | $45,514 | $47,910 | $49,136 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Science
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to health science professionals are growing in Texas. The mean salary for health science professionals in 2006 was $59,526 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $70,091 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Texas
10th percentile |
$34,099 |
25th percentile |
$46,451 |
50th percentile |
$54,491 |
75th percentile |
$63,505 |
90th percentile |
$74,727 |
Thus, health science professionals' salaries grew by 15% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of health science, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid health science professionals earning 119% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Texas state.
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Texas
Biology |
$56,062 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$69,730 |
Health Information |
$34,420 |
Health Information Management |
$62,245 |
Health Science |
$67,152 |
Sonography |
$61,910 |
X Ray Technician |
$53,610 |
Health science professionals in Texas earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Science programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
20 |
master |
22 |
doctor |
29 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 79 |
As the number of health science professionals is decreasing in Texas state, the number of students graduating from the 34 accredited health science schools in Texas state is increasing. In Texas, there were 627 graduates in 2006. And there were 752 graduates from health science courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 20% percent increase in the number of health science school degree or certificate graduates in Texas. 37% of these graduates received an doctor's degree in health science.