Sports Medicine Schools In New Jersey
There are 6 accredited sports medicine schools in New Jersey for faculty who teach sports medicine classes to choose from. The trends in New Jersey's sports medicine academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in sports medicine includes sports medicine training at the following levels:
- Sports Medicine Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Sports Medicine
- Masters degree in Sports Medicine
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Professional Trends
New Jersey Vs. National Sports Medicine Employment
| New Jersey | 11,110 |
| National | 308,430 |
Of all of the sports medicine professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in New Jersey state.
Employment Growth for Sports medicine professionals In New Jersey
| 18,720 | 18,580 | 19,150 | 20,200 | 20,870 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of sports medicine professionals is growing in New Jersey. In New Jersey, 2,150 more sports medicine professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of sports medicine has grown by 11% in New Jersey. 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 New Jersey
| $67,740 | $70,570 | $72,760 | $76,124 | $79,870 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Sports Medicine
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In New Jersey, as the number of sports medicine professionals is growing, the salaries earned by sports medicine professionals are increasing. In 2006 sports medicine professionals made a mean salary of $67,740 per year, and in 2010 they made $79,870 per year.
Salary percentiles for Sports medicine professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$39,414 |
25th percentile |
$57,508 |
50th percentile |
$75,602 |
75th percentile |
$83,162 |
90th percentile |
$91,478 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 54% pay differential between the highest paid sports medicine professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of sports medicine in New Jersey.
Average Salaries for Sports medicine professionals and related professions in New Jersey
Physical Therapy |
$87,270 |
Physical Therapy Assistant |
$39,390 |
Physician Assistant |
$94,790 |
Sports Medicine |
$53,685 |
Sports medicine professionals in New Jersey earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Sports Medicine programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 6 |
Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a bachelor's degree in sports medicine.