Public Health Schools In Illinois

Illinois has 19 accredited public health schools where public health faculty who teach public health classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in public health in the state of Illinois, which encompasses 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

Illinois Vs. National Public Health Employment

Illinois	15,961
National	484,220

Approximately 1% of the country's public health professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Public health professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
12,870	13,080	13,860	6,400	6,110

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of public health professionals is shrinking in Illinois. 6,760 less public health professionals were working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Illinois, this field has shrunk by 53% 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 Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$54,240	$58,857	$61,383	$64,117	$66,140
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Public Health
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by public health professionals is increasing in Illinois. Public health professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $54,240 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $66,140 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$34,747
25th percentile	$45,213
50th percentile	$60,670
75th percentile	$81,743
90th percentile	$103,367

This represents a 18% growth in salaries. 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 197% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Illinois state.

Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in Illinois

Emergency Management	$42,250
Health Science	$64,610
Healthcare Administration	$94,760
Healthcare Management	$94,760
Political Science	$53,740
Public Administration	$88,022
Public Health	$66,140
Social Work	$49,515

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

Educational Trends

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

associate	2
bachelor	7
master	17
doctor	4
Certificate	3
Total	33

As the number of public health professionals is decreasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 19 accredited public health schools in Illinois state is increasing. In 2006 there were 527 public health graduates from public health courses in Illinois and in 2010 there were 814 graduates.

There was an increase in the number of public health school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois by 54%. 52% of these graduates received an master's degree in public health.

Public Health Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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The number of public health faculty, growth in the field of public health academia and public health faculty salaries in Illinois, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching public health courses to students at the certificate in public health, associates degree in public health, bachelors degree in public health, masters degree in public health, and doctoral degree in public health levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of public health in Illinois. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.