Healthcare Management Schools In Tennessee
Tennessee has 8 accredited healthcare management schools where healthcare management faculty who teach healthcare management classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of healthcare management and healthcare management training in Tennessee, which includes healthcare management training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Healthcare Management
- Bachelors degree in Healthcare Management
- Masters degree in Healthcare Management
Statistics
Professional Trends
Tennessee Vs. National Healthcare Management Employment
| Tennessee | 6,070 |
| National | 282,990 |
Of all of the healthcare management professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Tennessee state.
Employment Growth for Healthcare management professionals In Tennessee
| 4,820 | 5,040 | 5,790 | 6,070 | 6,070 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Healthcare Management is a growing field in Tennessee. In Tennessee, 1,250 more healthcare management professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Tennessee, this field has grown by 26% in four years. 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 Tennessee
| $71,410 | $75,830 | $77,700 | $75,640 | $79,040 |
| $40,013 | $42,768 | $44,223 | $45,004 | $44,949 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Healthcare Management
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to healthcare management professionals are growing in Tennessee. The mean salary for healthcare management professionals in 2006 was $71,410 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $79,040 per year.
Salary percentiles for Healthcare management professionals in Tennessee
10th percentile |
$44,080 |
25th percentile |
$55,780 |
50th percentile |
$71,370 |
75th percentile |
$93,180 |
90th percentile |
$120,810 |
Thus, healthcare management professionals' salaries grew by 10% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Tennessee, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of healthcare management. The pay differential between the highest paid healthcare management professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 174%
Average Salaries for Healthcare management professionals and related professions in Tennessee
Business Administration |
$75,653 |
Business Management |
$90,146 |
Health Information Management |
$55,020 |
Health Science |
$63,163 |
Healthcare Administration |
$79,040 |
Healthcare Management |
$79,040 |
Healthcare management professionals in Tennessee earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Healthcare Management programs available for each degree type for all schools in Tennessee
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 10 |
As the number of healthcare management professionals is increasing in Tennessee state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited healthcare management schools in Tennessee state is also increasing. In Tennessee, there were 76 graduates in 2006. And there were 83 graduates from healthcare management courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 9% percent increase in the number of healthcare management school degree or certificate graduates in Tennessee. 80% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in healthcare management.