Public Health Schools In New Mexico
In New Mexico, there are 2 accredited schools where public health classes faculty 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 New Mexico, which encompasses public health training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Public Health
- Masters degree in Public Health
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Professional Trends
New Mexico Vs. National Public Health Employment
| New Mexico | 2,920 |
| National | 484,220 |
Approximately 1% of the country's public health professionals work in New Mexico state.
Employment Growth for Public health professionals In New Mexico
| 3,190 | 2,810 | 3,370 | 3,040 | 2,920 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Mexico, public health is a shrinking field. In New Mexico, 270 less public health professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 8% decline in the field. This decline is slower 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 New Mexico
| $51,473 | $52,093 | $53,100 | $57,687 | $61,763 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Health
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to public health professionals are growing in New Mexico. The mean salary for public health professionals in 2006 was $51,473 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $61,763 per year.
Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$33,317 |
25th percentile |
$42,397 |
50th percentile |
$54,943 |
75th percentile |
$76,247 |
90th percentile |
$99,950 |
Thus, there was a 17% growth in public health professionals' 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 200% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in New Mexico state.
Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in New Mexico
Emergency Management |
$68,510 |
Health Science |
$58,707 |
Healthcare Administration |
$102,700 |
Healthcare Management |
$102,700 |
Political Science |
$73,350 |
Public Administration |
$98,203 |
Public Health |
$61,763 |
Social Work |
$39,472 |
In New Mexico, 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 New Mexico
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 4 |
As the number of public health professionals is decreasing in New Mexico state, the number of students graduating from the 2 accredited public health schools in New Mexico state is increasing. In New Mexico, there were 64 graduates in 2006. And there were 66 graduates from public health courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 3% percent increase in the number of public health school degree or certificate graduates in New Mexico. A majority of these graduates, or 50%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health.