Sports Medicine Schools In Maryland
Maryland has 3 accredited sports medicine schools where sports medicine faculty who teach sports medicine classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in sports medicine in the state of Maryland, which encompasses sports medicine training at the sports medicine bachelors degree level.
Statistics
Professional Trends
Maryland Vs. National Sports Medicine Employment
| Maryland | 15,720 |
| National | 602,170 |
Of all of the sports medicine professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in Maryland state.
Employment Growth for Sports medicine professionals In Maryland
| 12,690 | 14,750 | 15,690 | 15,090 | 15,720 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maryland, the field of sports medicine is growing. In Maryland, 3,030 more sports medicine professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Maryland, this field has grown by 24% in four years. This is slower than the trend for sports medicine professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of sports medicine professionals has grown by 24% between 2006 and 2010.
Sports Medicine VS. All Professions salaries in Maryland
| $64,585 | $63,790 | $67,156 | $70,956 | $72,932 |
| $47,750 | $50,212 | $51,747 | $52,671 | $54,055 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Sports Medicine
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of sports medicine professionals is growing, the salaries paid to sports medicine professionals are increasing in Maryland. The mean salary for sports medicine professionals in 2006 was $64,585 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $72,932 per year.
Salary percentiles for Sports medicine professionals in Maryland
10th percentile |
$40,228 |
25th percentile |
$56,552 |
50th percentile |
$70,564 |
75th percentile |
$84,576 |
90th percentile |
$56,384 |
Thus, there was a 11% growth in sports medicine professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of sports medicine, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid sports medicine professionals earning 40% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Maryland state.
Average Salaries for Sports medicine professionals and related professions in Maryland
Physical Therapy |
$84,960 |
Physical Therapy Assistant |
$38,990 |
Physician Assistant |
$93,490 |
Sports Medicine |
$72,932 |
In Maryland, sports medicine professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Sports Medicine programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maryland
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 3 |
A majority of these graduates, or 100%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports medicine.