Public Health Schools In Connecticut
Connecticut has 9 accredited public health schools where public health faculty who teach public health classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the public health academic community in Connecticut, and the future trends in public health training at the following levels:
- Public Health Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Public Health
- Masters degree in Public Health
- PhD degree in Public Health
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Professional Trends
Connecticut Vs. National Public Health Employment
| Connecticut | 7,500 |
| National | 484,220 |
Approximately 2% of the country's public health professionals work in Connecticut state.
Employment Growth for Public health professionals In Connecticut
| 6,020 | 6,300 | 6,550 | 6,920 | 7,500 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Connecticut, public health is a growing field. In Connecticut, 1,480 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 25%. This growth is faster than the national trend for public health professionals which shows a 19% increase in the number of public health professionals working around the nation.
Public Health VS. All Professions salaries in Connecticut
| $66,397 | $69,337 | $70,150 | $74,077 | $74,820 |
| $49,084 | $50,735 | $51,943 | $53,614 | $54,947 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Health
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by public health professionals is increasing in Connecticut. Public health professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $66,397 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $74,820 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in Connecticut
10th percentile |
$42,113 |
25th percentile |
$53,867 |
50th percentile |
$68,390 |
75th percentile |
$87,180 |
90th percentile |
$105,970 |
Thus, public health professionals' salaries grew by 11% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Connecticut, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of public health. The pay differential between the highest paid public health professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 152%
Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in Connecticut
Emergency Management |
$66,680 |
Health Science |
$78,038 |
Healthcare Administration |
$107,380 |
Healthcare Management |
$107,380 |
Political Science |
$77,730 |
Public Administration |
$98,385 |
Public Health |
$74,820 |
Social Work |
$56,880 |
In Connecticut, public health professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Public Health programs available for each degree type for all schools in Connecticut
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 17 |
As the number of public health professionals is increasing in Connecticut state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited public health schools in Connecticut state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 258 public health graduates from public health courses in Connecticut and in 2010 there were 259 graduates.
Thus there was a 0% percent increase in the number of public health school degree or certificate graduates in Connecticut. A majority of these graduates, or 41%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in public health.