Public Health Schools In Kentucky
Kentucky has 7 accredited public health schools where public health faculty who teach public health classes can find employment. The trends in Kentucky'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
- Bachelors degree in Public Health
- Masters degree in Public Health
- PhD degree in Public Health
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Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National Public Health Employment
| Kentucky | 6,300 |
| National | 484,220 |
Of all of the public health professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Kentucky.
Employment Growth for Public health professionals In Kentucky
| 5,320 | 5,530 | 6,070 | 6,100 | 6,300 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Public Health is a growing field in Kentucky. There were 980 more public health professionals working in Kentucky in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 18% growth in the field. 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 Kentucky
| $50,313 | $52,660 | $52,313 | $53,317 | $54,983 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Health
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to public health professionals are growing in Kentucky. Public health professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $50,313 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $54,983 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$33,677 |
25th percentile |
$40,597 |
50th percentile |
$51,340 |
75th percentile |
$63,910 |
90th percentile |
$81,667 |
Thus, public health professionals' salaries grew by 8% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Kentucky, 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 143%
Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Emergency Management |
$40,740 |
Health Science |
$64,936 |
Healthcare Administration |
$81,460 |
Healthcare Management |
$81,460 |
Political Science |
$69,630 |
Public Administration |
$83,607 |
Public Health |
$54,983 |
Social Work |
$43,278 |
In Kentucky, 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 Kentucky
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 12 |
As the number of public health professionals is increasing in Kentucky state, the number of students graduating from the 7 accredited public health schools in Kentucky state is also increasing. In Kentucky, there were 108 graduates in 2006. And there were 192 graduates from public health courses in 2010.
This represents a 78% increase in the number of public health degree or certificate school graduates in Kentucky state. 42% of these graduates received a master's degree in public health.