Sports Medicine Schools In Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 11 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 Massachusetts, which encompasses sports medicine training at the following levels:
- Sports Medicine Certificate
- Associates degree in Sports Medicine
- Bachelors degree in Sports Medicine
- Masters degree in Sports Medicine
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Massachusetts Vs. National Sports Medicine Employment
| Massachusetts | 10,520 |
| National | 308,430 |
Approximately 3% of the country's sports medicine professionals work in Massachusetts state.
Employment Growth for Sports medicine professionals In Massachusetts
| 17,620 | 17,870 | 18,260 | 19,010 | 19,340 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In Massachusetts, sports medicine is a growing field. 1,720 more sports medicine professionals were working in Massachusetts in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of sports medicine professionals has grown by 10%. This growth is slower than the change in the number of sports medicine professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of sports medicine professionals has grown by 24% from 2006 to 2010.
Sports Medicine VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts
| $61,806 | $67,162 | $71,894 | $73,958 | $75,074 |
| $49,058 | $52,712 | $53,675 | $55,178 | $56,645 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Sports Medicine
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by sports medicine professionals is increasing in Massachusetts. The mean salary for sports medicine professionals in 2006 was $61,806 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $75,074 per year.
Salary percentiles for Sports medicine professionals in Massachusetts
10th percentile |
$36,548 |
25th percentile |
$47,350 |
50th percentile |
$61,345 |
75th percentile |
$79,476 |
90th percentile |
$102,966 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 18%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of sports medicine, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid sports medicine professionals earning 51% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Massachusetts state.
Average Salaries for Sports medicine professionals and related professions in Massachusetts
Physical Therapy |
$75,190 |
Physical Therapy Assistant |
$40,290 |
Physician Assistant |
$87,760 |
Sports Medicine |
$51,105 |
In Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 12 |
A majority of these graduates, or 75%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in sports medicine.