Public Health Schools In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 22 accredited public health schools where public health faculty who teach public health classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of public health and public health training in Pennsylvania, which 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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Professional Trends
Pennsylvania Vs. National Public Health Employment
| Pennsylvania | 23,210 |
| National | 484,220 |
Of all of the public health professionals that work in the US, approximately 5% work in Pennsylvania state.
Employment Growth for Public health professionals In Pennsylvania
| 24,350 | 24,170 | 24,930 | 23,160 | 23,210 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of public health professionals is shrinking in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, 1,140 less public health professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Pennsylvania, this field has shrunk by 5% in four years. 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 Pennsylvania
| $52,640 | $55,457 | $56,477 | $58,597 | $60,307 |
| $44,448 | $45,778 | $47,594 | $49,448 | $50,581 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Health
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by public health professionals is increasing in Pennsylvania. Public health professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $52,640 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $60,307 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Public health professionals in Pennsylvania
10th percentile |
$33,487 |
25th percentile |
$42,427 |
50th percentile |
$54,883 |
75th percentile |
$71,583 |
90th percentile |
$94,370 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 13%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Pennsylvania, 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 182%
Average Salaries for Public health professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania
Emergency Management |
$48,500 |
Health Science |
$68,376 |
Healthcare Administration |
$88,820 |
Healthcare Management |
$88,820 |
Political Science |
$94,780 |
Public Administration |
$87,095 |
Public Health |
$60,307 |
Social Work |
$45,045 |
Public health professionals in Pennsylvania earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Public Health programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
13 |
master |
20 |
doctor |
6 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 46 |
The number of students graduating from the 22 accredited public health schools in Pennsylvania is increasing. In 2006, 323 students graduated from public health courses in Pennsylvania. And in 2010, 623 students graduated.
This represents a 93% increase in the number of public health degree or certificate school graduates in Pennsylvania state. A majority of these graduates, or 43%, graduated with an master's degree in public health.