Human Services Schools In Illinois

Human Services classes faculty can choose to work at one of 49 accredited human services schools in Illinois. The trends in Illinois' human services academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in human services includes human services training at the following levels:

Human Services Certificate
Associates degree in Human Services
Bachelors degree in Human Services
Masters degree in Human Services
PhD degree in Human Services

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Professional Trends

Illinois Vs. National Human Services Employment

Illinois	34,570
National	913,960

Approximately 4% of the country's human services professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Human services professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
22,850	24,840	29,250	31,860	34,570

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of human services professionals is growing in Illinois. There were 11,720 more human services professionals working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of human services has grown by 51% in Illinois. This is faster than the trend for human services professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of human services professionals has grown by 25% between 2006 and 2010.

Human Services VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$36,204	$39,360	$41,240	$41,586	$41,690
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Human Services
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of human services professionals is growing, the salaries paid to human services professionals are increasing in Illinois. The mean salary for human services professionals in 2006 was $36,204 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $41,690 per year.

Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$23,018
25th percentile	$29,285
50th percentile	$38,922
75th percentile	$50,587
90th percentile	$64,573

This represents a 13% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of human services, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid human services professionals earning 181% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Illinois state.

Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in Illinois

Human Services	$41,690
Mental Health	$37,668
Public Administration	$88,022
Public Health	$66,140
Social Work	$49,515
Sociology	$63,925

In Illinois, human services professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois

associate	15
bachelor	29
master	18
doctor	4
Certificate	9
Total	75

As the number of human services professionals is increasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 49 accredited human services schools in Illinois state is also increasing. In 2006, 1,793 students graduated from human services courses in Illinois. And in 2010, 1,934 students graduated.

There was an increase in the number of human services school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois by 8%. A majority of these graduates, or 39%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in human services.

Human Services Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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