Public Health Schools In New York
New York has 29 accredited public health schools where public health faculty who teach public health classes can find employment. The trends in New York'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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Statistics
Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Public Health Employment
| New York | 43,310 |
| National | 484,220 |
Approximately 9% of the country's public health professionals work in New York state.
Employment Growth for Public health professionals In New York
| 40,670 | 39,460 | 40,890 | 42,580 | 43,310 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of public health professionals is growing in New York. There were 2,640 more public health professionals working in New York in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in New York, this field has grown by 6% in four years. This growth 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 York
| $61,350 | $65,057 | $67,840 | $68,320 | $69,403 |
| $47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Public Health
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to public health professionals are growing in New York. Public health professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $61,350 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $69,403 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$41,147 |
25th percentile |
$50,540 |
50th percentile |
$64,190 |
75th percentile |
$82,183 |
90th percentile |
$100,176 |
Thus, public health professionals' salaries grew by 12% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In New York state, within the field of public health, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid public health professionals earn 143% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in New York
Emergency Management |
$63,920 |
Health Science |
$72,821 |
Healthcare Administration |
$108,090 |
Healthcare Management |
$108,090 |
Political Science |
$108,925 |
Public Administration |
$108,515 |
Public Health |
$69,403 |
Social Work |
$52,190 |
In New York, 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 York
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
27 |
doctor |
7 |
Certificate |
8 |
| Total | 57 |
As the number of public health professionals is increasing in New York state, the number of students graduating from the 29 accredited public health schools in New York state is also increasing. In New York, there were 815 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,125 graduates from public health courses in 2010.
This represents a 38% increase in the number of public health degree or certificate school graduates in New York state. Most of these graduates, or 47%, earned an master's degree in public health.