Public Health Schools In California
Public Health classes faculty can choose to work at one of 28 accredited public health schools in California. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the public health academic community in California, and the future trends in public health training at the following levels:
- Public Health Certificate
- Associates degree in Public Health
- Bachelors degree in Public Health
- Masters degree in Public Health
- PhD degree in Public Health
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Statistics
Professional Trends
California Vs. National Public Health Employment
| California | 46,710 |
| National | 484,220 |
Approximately 10% of the country's public health professionals work in California state.
Employment Growth for Public health professionals In California
| 39,610 | 44,710 | 48,260 | 47,860 | 46,710 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In California, the field of public health is growing. In California, 7,100 more public health professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of public health professionals has grown by 18%. This is slower 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 California
| $65,137 | $67,727 | $70,020 | $69,837 | $71,247 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Public Health
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to public health professionals are growing in California. The mean salary for public health professionals in 2006 was $65,137 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $71,247 per year.
Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in California
10th percentile |
$38,447 |
25th percentile |
$49,957 |
50th percentile |
$65,743 |
75th percentile |
$87,333 |
90th percentile |
$111,293 |
Thus, public health professionals' salaries grew by 9% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of public health, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid public health professionals earning 189% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in California state.
Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in California
Emergency Management |
$87,020 |
Health Science |
$76,941 |
Healthcare Administration |
$105,190 |
Healthcare Management |
$105,190 |
Political Science |
$89,485 |
Public Administration |
$108,870 |
Public Health |
$71,247 |
Social Work |
$54,122 |
Public health professionals in California earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Public Health programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
34 |
doctor |
11 |
Certificate |
10 |
| Total | 65 |
The number of students graduating from the 28 accredited public health schools in California is increasing. In California, there were 1,002 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,351 graduates from public health courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 35% percent increase in the number of public health school degree or certificate graduates in California. A majority of these graduates, or 52%, graduated with an master's degree in public health.