Health Science Schools In Wisconsin
There are 6 accredited health science schools in Wisconsin for faculty who teach health science classes to choose from. The trends in Wisconsin'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:
- Associates degree in Health Science
- Bachelors degree in Health Science
- Masters degree in Health Science
- PhD degree in Health Science
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Wisconsin Vs. National Health Science Employment
| Wisconsin | 158,260 |
| National | 7,588,750 |
Of all of the health science professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Wisconsin state.
Employment Growth for Health science professionals In Wisconsin
| 128,120 | 134,280 | 139,140 | 150,680 | 125,370 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Wisconsin, health science is a shrinking field. There were 2,750 less health science professionals working in Wisconsin in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Wisconsin, this field has shrunk by 2% in four years. 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 Wisconsin
| $59,806 | $52,670 | $58,398 | $59,489 | $61,923 |
| $43,308 | $43,685 | $45,556 | $47,117 | $48,374 |
| 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 Wisconsin. In 2006 health science professionals made a mean salary of $59,806 per year, and in 2010 they made $61,923 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health science professionals in Wisconsin
10th percentile |
$35,446 |
25th percentile |
$46,426 |
50th percentile |
$48,069 |
75th percentile |
$59,391 |
90th percentile |
$59,895 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 3%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Wisconsin state, within the field of health science, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid health science professionals earn 69% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Health science professionals and related professions in Wisconsin
Biology |
$56,058 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$76,540 |
Health Information |
$34,960 |
Health Information Management |
$63,075 |
Health Science |
$60,355 |
Sonography |
$73,280 |
X Ray Technician |
$53,960 |
Health science professionals in Wisconsin earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Science programs available for each degree type for all schools in Wisconsin
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
5 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 17 |
The number of students graduating from the 6 accredited health science schools in Wisconsin is increasing. In 2006 there were 99 health science graduates from health science courses in Wisconsin and in 2010 there were 123 graduates.
This represents a 24% increase in the number of health science degree or certificate school graduates in Wisconsin state. Most of these graduates, or 35%, earned an master's degree in health science.