Healthcare Management Schools In Georgia
Georgia has 9 accredited healthcare management schools where healthcare management faculty who teach healthcare management classes can find employment. The trends in Georgia's healthcare management academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in healthcare management includes healthcare management training at the following levels:
- Healthcare Management Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Healthcare Management
- Masters degree in Healthcare Management
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Georgia Vs. National Healthcare Management Employment
| Georgia | 11,260 |
| National | 282,990 |
Of all of the healthcare management professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of Georgia.
Employment Growth for Healthcare management professionals In Georgia
| 6,780 | 7,190 | 8,310 | 9,720 | 11,260 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Georgia, healthcare management is a growing field. In Georgia, 4,480 more healthcare management professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of healthcare management has grown by 66% in Georgia. This growth is faster than the national trend for healthcare management professionals which shows a 21% increase in the number of healthcare management professionals working around the nation.
Healthcare Management VS. All Professions salaries in Georgia
| $74,110 | $78,720 | $85,200 | $85,490 | $85,570 |
| $42,452 | $44,373 | $45,309 | $46,939 | $48,171 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Healthcare Management
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Georgia, as the number of healthcare management professionals is growing, the salaries earned by healthcare management professionals are increasing. In 2006 healthcare management professionals made a mean salary of $74,110 per year, and in 2010 they made $85,570 per year.
Salary percentiles for Healthcare management professionals in Georgia
10th percentile |
$48,780 |
25th percentile |
$61,010 |
50th percentile |
$75,890 |
75th percentile |
$95,470 |
90th percentile |
$131,860 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in healthcare management professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 170% pay differential between the highest paid healthcare management professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of healthcare management in Georgia.
Average Salaries for Healthcare management professionals and related professions in Georgia
Business Administration |
$86,443 |
Business Management |
$106,372 |
Health Information Management |
$58,910 |
Health Science |
$71,294 |
Healthcare Administration |
$85,570 |
Healthcare Management |
$85,570 |
Healthcare management professionals in Georgia earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Healthcare Management programs available for each degree type for all schools in Georgia
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 14 |
As the number of healthcare management professionals is increasing in Georgia state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited healthcare management schools in Georgia state is also increasing. In 2006, 81 students graduated from healthcare management courses in Georgia. And in 2010, 162 students graduated.
This represents a 100% increase in the number of healthcare management degree or certificate school graduates in Georgia state. Most of these graduates, or 79%, earned a bachelor's degree in healthcare management.