Healthcare Administration Schools In Alabama
Alabama has 12 accredited healthcare administration schools where healthcare administration faculty who teach healthcare administration classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the healthcare administration academic community in Alabama, and the future trends in healthcare administration training at the following levels:
- Healthcare Administration Certificate
- Associates degree in Healthcare Administration
- Bachelors degree in Healthcare Administration
- Masters degree in Healthcare Administration
- PhD degree in Healthcare Administration
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Healthcare Administration Employment
| Alabama | 2,160 |
| National | 282,990 |
Of all of the healthcare administration professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Alabama.
Employment Growth for Healthcare administration professionals In Alabama
| 2,650 | 2,710 | 2,310 | 2,280 | 2,160 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Alabama, the field of healthcare administration is shrinking. 490 less healthcare administration professionals were working in Alabama in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Alabama, this field has shrunk by 18% in four years. This decline is slower than the national trend for healthcare administration professionals which shows a 21% increase in the number of healthcare administration professionals working around the nation.
Healthcare Administration VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $80,020 | $79,490 | $82,690 | $83,980 | $89,420 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Healthcare Administration
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of healthcare administration professionals is declining, the salaries paid to healthcare administration professionals are increasing in Alabama. Healthcare administration professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $80,020 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $89,420 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Healthcare administration professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$52,570 |
25th percentile |
$66,220 |
50th percentile |
$82,250 |
75th percentile |
$106,510 |
90th percentile |
$135,370 |
Thus, there was a 11% growth in healthcare administration professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of healthcare administration, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid healthcare administration professionals earning 158% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Alabama state.
Average Salaries for Healthcare administration professionals and related professions in Alabama
Business Administration |
$85,517 |
Business Management |
$102,474 |
Health Information Management |
$59,315 |
Health Science |
$65,871 |
Healthcare Administration |
$89,420 |
Healthcare Management |
$89,420 |
Healthcare administration professionals in Alabama earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Healthcare Administration programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 17 |
As the number of healthcare administration professionals is decreasing in Alabama state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited healthcare administration schools in Alabama state is increasing. In 2006, 268 students graduated from healthcare administration courses in Alabama. And in 2010, 478 students graduated.
This represents a 78% increase in the number of healthcare administration degree or certificate school graduates in Alabama state. A majority of these graduates, or 41%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration.