Advertising Schools In California
There are 24 accredited advertising schools in California for faculty who teach advertising classes to choose from. The trends in California's advertising academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in advertising includes advertising training at the following levels:
- Advertising Certificate
- Associates degree in Advertising
- Bachelors degree in Advertising
- Masters degree in Advertising
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
California Vs. National Advertising Employment
| California | 29,740 |
| National | 271,840 |
Of all of the advertising professionals that work in the US, approximately 11% work in California state.
Employment Growth for Advertising professionals In California
| 36,000 | 34,400 | 33,030 | 31,960 | 29,740 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Advertising is a shrinking field in California. There were 6,260 less advertising professionals working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of advertising has shrunk by 17% in California. This decline is faster than the change in the number of advertising professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of advertising professionals has shrunk by 5% from 2006 to 2010.
Advertising VS. All Professions salaries in California
| $85,998 | $86,668 | $91,482 | $89,522 | $91,762 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Advertising
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by advertising professionals is increasing in California. The mean salary for advertising professionals in 2006 was $85,998 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $91,762 per year.
Salary percentiles for Advertising professionals in California
10th percentile |
$42,550 |
25th percentile |
$55,622 |
50th percentile |
$75,628 |
75th percentile |
$108,962 |
90th percentile |
$142,296 |
Thus, there was a 6% growth in advertising professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In California state, within the field of advertising, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid advertising professionals earn 234% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Advertising professionals and related professions in California
Advertising |
$91,762 |
Business Administration |
$106,637 |
Communications |
$56,800 |
Fashion Marketing |
$84,310 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$63,648 |
Marketing |
$100,852 |
Public Relations |
$116,020 |
Small Business |
$128,440 |
Visual Communications |
$64,352 |
In California, advertising professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Advertising programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
16 |
| Total | 39 |
As the number of advertising professionals is decreasing in California state, the number of students graduating from the 24 accredited advertising schools in California state is increasing. In California, there were 392 graduates in 2006. And there were 505 graduates from advertising courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 29% percent increase in the number of advertising school degree or certificate graduates in California. 41% of these graduates received a undergraduate certificate in advertising.