Around 0.0% of Delaware's graduates, graduate from Public Health degree programs every year.

Delaware State University, which was ranked 50th nationwide in 2010, is the only accredited Public Health school in Delaware. It is located in Dover. In 2010, 7 students graduated from Delaware State University's Public Health programs.

Cost

Delaware State University charged in-state students taking Public Health courses, $6,731 in tuition fees per year.

A Public Health degree from a Delaware school... what next?

Many Delaware Public Health graduates become Public Health Educator, Clinical Social Worker, and Health and Social Service Manager. If you decide to work as a public health professional in Delaware, you will be joining the ranks of approximately 1,790 Delaware public health professional as of 2010. This number includes 140 public health educators, 790 clinical social workers and 860 health and social service managers. The largest populations of Delaware public health professional are working in the following counties:

1. New Castle County - 1,230 public health professionals
2. Sussex County - 330 public health professionals
3. Kent County - 300 public health professionals

Projected Growth

According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of public health professionals is expected to grow by 18% by 2018. There are projected to be an estimated 1,890 public health professionals working in Delaware then. Of these 1,890 public health professionals, the government predicts that 170 will be public health educators, 390 will be clinical social workers and 1,330 will be health and social service managers.

Salary

Delaware public health professionals earn on average $68,487 per year. But, in 2010, some Delaware public health professional earned as little as less than $32,130 per year or as much as more than $152,270 per year. The counties in Delaware with the highest average salary for public health professional are:

1. Sussex County - $78,330 per year
2. New Castle County - $67,927 per year
3. Kent County - $65,050 per year

The following counties in Delaware have the lowest average salaries for public health professional:

1. Kent County - $65,050 per year
2. New Castle County - $67,927 per year
3. Sussex County - $78,330 per year

The public health professionals with highest average salaries in Delaware were:

1. Health And Social Service Manager - $101,570 per year
2. Public Health Educator - $59,590 per year
3. Clinical Social Worker - $44,300 per year

The public health professionals with lowest average salaries in Delaware were:

4. Public Health Educator - $59,590 per year
5. Clinical Social Worker - $44,300 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional public health statistics regarding a career in Public Health and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as emergency management or healthcare management.