Advertising Schools In Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, there are 7 accredited schools where advertising classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the advertising academic community in Massachusetts, and the future trends in advertising training at the following levels:
- Advertising Certificate
- Associates degree in Advertising
- Bachelors degree in Advertising
- Masters degree in Advertising
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Professional Trends
Massachusetts Vs. National Advertising Employment
| Massachusetts | 7,390 |
| National | 271,840 |
Approximately 3% of the country's advertising professionals work in Massachusetts state.
Employment Growth for Advertising professionals In Massachusetts
| 7,210 | 7,100 | 7,110 | 7,330 | 7,390 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Massachusetts, advertising is a growing field. In Massachusetts, 180 more advertising professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Massachusetts, this field has grown by 2% in four years. This is slower than the trend for advertising professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of advertising professionals has shrunk by 5% between 2006 and 2010.
Advertising VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts
| $79,328 | $86,145 | $87,468 | $88,350 | $88,978 |
| $49,058 | $52,712 | $53,675 | $55,178 | $56,645 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Advertising
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Massachusetts, as the number of advertising professionals is growing, the salaries earned by advertising professionals are increasing. In 2006 advertising professionals made a mean salary of $79,328 per year, and in 2010 they made $88,978 per year.
Salary percentiles for Advertising professionals in Massachusetts
10th percentile |
$46,692 |
25th percentile |
$60,870 |
50th percentile |
$80,415 |
75th percentile |
$103,425 |
90th percentile |
$126,435 |
Thus, advertising professionals' salaries grew by 11% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 171% pay differential between the highest paid advertising professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of advertising in Massachusetts.
Average Salaries for Advertising professionals and related professions in Massachusetts
Advertising |
$88,978 |
Business Administration |
$102,900 |
Communications |
$53,801 |
Fashion Marketing |
$83,750 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$64,738 |
Marketing |
$103,050 |
Public Relations |
$115,930 |
Small Business |
$119,110 |
Visual Communications |
$50,345 |
Advertising professionals in Massachusetts earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Advertising programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 11 |
As the number of advertising professionals is increasing in Massachusetts state, the number of students graduating from the 7 accredited advertising schools in Massachusetts state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 212 advertising graduates from advertising courses in Massachusetts and in 2010 there were 247 graduates.
This represents a 17% increase in the number of advertising degree or certificate school graduates in Massachusetts state. Most of these graduates, or 55%, earned an bachelor's degree in advertising.