Public Health Schools In Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, there are 11 accredited schools where public health classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Massachusetts' 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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Statistics
Professional Trends
Massachusetts Vs. National Public Health Employment
| Massachusetts | 10,690 |
| National | 484,220 |
Approximately 2% of the country's public health professionals work in Massachusetts state.
Employment Growth for Public health professionals In Massachusetts
| 14,170 | 13,460 | 16,980 | 21,180 | 10,690 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of public health professionals is shrinking in Massachusetts. In 2010 there were 3,480 less public health professionals working in Massachusetts than there were in 2006. This represents a 25% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the change in the number of public health professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of public health professionals has grown by 19% from 2006 to 2010.
Public Health VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts
| $62,567 | $66,503 | $69,067 | $69,973 | $71,127 |
| $49,058 | $52,712 | $53,675 | $55,178 | $56,645 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Health
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Massachusetts, as the number of public health professionals is declining, the salaries earned by public health professionals are increasing. In 2006 public health professionals made a mean salary of $62,567 per year, and in 2010 they made $71,127 per year.
Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in Massachusetts
10th percentile |
$40,277 |
25th percentile |
$52,760 |
50th percentile |
$66,580 |
75th percentile |
$84,937 |
90th percentile |
$103,294 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 12%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Massachusetts, 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 156%
Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in Massachusetts
Emergency Management |
$77,580 |
Health Science |
$76,522 |
Healthcare Administration |
$112,670 |
Healthcare Management |
$112,670 |
Political Science |
$93,730 |
Public Administration |
$85,585 |
Public Health |
$71,127 |
Social Work |
$46,792 |
Public health professionals in Massachusetts earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Public Health programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
12 |
doctor |
6 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 27 |
As the number of public health professionals is decreasing in Massachusetts state, the number of students graduating from the 11 accredited public health schools in Massachusetts state is increasing. In Massachusetts, there were 711 graduates in 2006. And there were 881 graduates from public health courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of public health school degree or certificate graduates in Massachusetts by 24%. Most of these graduates, or 44%, earned an master's degree in public health.