Public Health Schools In Florida

In Florida, there are 17 accredited schools where public health classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Florida'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:

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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Professional Trends

Florida Vs. National Public Health Employment

Florida	17,210
National	484,220

Of all of the public health professionals that work in the US, approximately 4% work in Florida state.

Employment Growth for Public health professionals In Florida

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
16,550	16,140	16,100	16,060	17,210

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of public health professionals is growing in Florida. In Florida, 660 more public health professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of public health has grown by 4% in Florida. This growth is slower 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 Florida

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$59,110	$62,327	$63,090	$61,637	$62,627
$43,191	$44,171	$45,158	$47,627	$48,473

Light Blue: Public Health
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to public health professionals are growing in Florida. The mean salary for public health professionals in 2006 was $59,110 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $62,627 per year.

Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in Florida

10th percentile	$36,633
25th percentile	$44,607
50th percentile	$56,637
75th percentile	$73,393
90th percentile	$95,603

This represents a 6% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Florida, 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 161%

Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in Florida

Emergency Management	$66,190
Health Science	$71,943
Healthcare Administration	$99,780
Healthcare Management	$99,780
Political Science	$84,650
Public Administration	$91,162
Public Health	$62,627
Social Work	$42,985

Public health professionals in Florida earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Public Health programs available for each degree type for all schools in Florida

associate	2
bachelor	6
master	14
doctor	3
Certificate	2
Total	27

The number of students graduating from the 17 accredited public health schools in Florida is increasing. In 2006 there were 624 public health graduates from public health courses in Florida and in 2010 there were 924 graduates.

Thus there was a 48% percent increase in the number of public health school degree or certificate graduates in Florida. Most of these graduates, or 52%, earned an master's degree in public health.

Public Health Faculty Salaries in Florida

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