Public Health Schools In Alaska
Public Health classes faculty can choose to work at one of 3 accredited public health schools in Alaska. The trends in Alaska's public health academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in public health includes public health training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Public Health
- Bachelors degree in Public Health
- Masters degree in Public Health
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Alaska Vs. National Public Health Employment
| Alaska | 1,360 |
| National | 484,220 |
Of all of the public health professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Alaska state.
Employment Growth for Public health professionals In Alaska
| 990 | 1,150 | 1,230 | 1,330 | 1,360 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Public Health is a growing field in Alaska. There were 370 more public health professionals working in Alaska in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Alaska, this field has grown by 37% in four years. This is faster than the trend for public health professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of public health professionals has grown by 19% between 2006 and 2010.
Public Health VS. All Professions salaries in Alaska
| $57,607 | $58,503 | $59,690 | $60,117 | $67,250 |
| $43,172 | $49,864 | $52,177 | $53,940 | $55,586 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Health
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to public health professionals are growing in Alaska. In 2006 public health professionals made a mean salary of $57,607 per year, and in 2010 they made $67,250 per year.
Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in Alaska
10th percentile |
$41,720 |
25th percentile |
$47,380 |
50th percentile |
$59,027 |
75th percentile |
$78,293 |
90th percentile |
$107,590 |
Thus, there was a 14% growth in public health professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of public health, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid public health professionals earning 158% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Alaska state.
Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in Alaska
Health Science |
$70,772 |
Healthcare Administration |
$94,000 |
Healthcare Management |
$94,000 |
Public Administration |
$90,528 |
Public Health |
$67,250 |
Social Work |
$47,908 |
In Alaska, public health professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Public Health programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alaska
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 4 |
As the number of public health professionals is increasing in Alaska state, the number of students graduating from the 3 accredited public health schools in Alaska state is decreasing. In Alaska, there were 27 graduates in 2006. And there were 10 graduates from public health courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 63% percent decrease in the number of public health school degree or certificate graduates in Alaska. 50% of these graduates received a associate's degree in public health.