Sports Medicine Schools In Texas
Sports Medicine classes faculty can choose to work at one of 26 accredited sports medicine schools in Texas. The trends in Texas' 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
- Associates degree in Sports Medicine
- Bachelors degree in Sports Medicine
- Masters degree in Sports Medicine
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Professional Trends
Texas Vs. National Sports Medicine Employment
| Texas | 22,090 |
| National | 308,430 |
Of all of the sports medicine professionals that work in the US, approximately 7% work in Texas state.
Employment Growth for Sports medicine professionals In Texas
| 27,730 | 30,960 | 37,010 | 37,760 | 40,180 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Texas, the field of sports medicine is growing. There were 12,450 more sports medicine professionals working in Texas in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of sports medicine professionals has grown by 45%. This is faster 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 Texas
| $67,478 | $73,066 | $71,964 | $76,158 | $79,486 |
| $42,701 | $44,703 | $45,514 | $47,910 | $49,136 |
| 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 Texas. Sports medicine professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $67,478 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $79,486 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Sports medicine professionals in Texas
10th percentile |
$37,134 |
25th percentile |
$48,088 |
50th percentile |
$62,273 |
75th percentile |
$80,642 |
90th percentile |
$104,429 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Texas, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of sports medicine. The pay differential between the highest paid sports medicine professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 74%
Average Salaries for Sports medicine professionals and related professions in Texas
Physical Therapy |
$86,390 |
Physical Therapy Assistant |
$42,450 |
Physician Assistant |
$96,940 |
Sports Medicine |
$55,438 |
Sports medicine professionals in Texas earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Sports Medicine programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
20 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 27 |
74% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in sports medicine.