Human Services Schools In New York
There are 48 accredited human services schools in New York for faculty who teach human services classes to choose from. The trends in New York's 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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Statistics
Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Human Services Employment
| New York | 91,380 |
| National | 913,960 |
Of all of the human services professionals in the country, nearly 10% are in the state of New York.
Employment Growth for Human services professionals In New York
| 84,030 | 91,180 | 85,640 | 80,360 | 91,380 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Human Services is a growing field in New York. In 2010 there were 7,350 more human services professionals working in New York than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of human services has grown by 9% in New York. This growth is slower than the national trend for human services professionals which shows a 25% increase in the number of human services professionals working around the nation.
Human Services VS. All Professions salaries in New York
| $38,696 | $39,822 | $41,550 | $43,656 | $45,238 |
| $47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Human Services
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In New York, as the number of human services professionals is growing, the salaries earned by human services professionals are increasing. The mean salary for human services professionals in 2006 was $38,696 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $45,238 per year.
Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$28,548 |
25th percentile |
$34,127 |
50th percentile |
$43,338 |
75th percentile |
$54,813 |
90th percentile |
$65,152 |
Thus, human services professionals' salaries grew by 14% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of human services, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid human services professionals earning 128% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in New York state.
Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in New York
Human Services |
$45,238 |
Mental Health |
$40,974 |
Public Administration |
$108,515 |
Public Health |
$69,403 |
Social Work |
$52,190 |
Sociology |
$85,280 |
In New York, human services professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York
associate |
7 |
bachelor |
39 |
master |
21 |
doctor |
9 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 80 |
As the number of human services professionals is increasing in New York state, the number of students graduating from the 48 accredited human services schools in New York state is decreasing. In New York, there were 4,266 graduates in 2006. And there were 4,266 graduates from human services courses in 2010.
This represents a 0% decrease in the number of human services degree or certificate school graduates in New York state. 49% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in human services.