Advertising Schools In Pennsylvania
There are 13 accredited advertising schools in Pennsylvania for faculty who teach advertising classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in advertising in the state of Pennsylvania, which encompasses 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
Pennsylvania Vs. National Advertising Employment
| Pennsylvania | 10,200 |
| National | 271,840 |
Of all of the advertising professionals that work in the US, approximately 4% work in Pennsylvania state.
Employment Growth for Advertising professionals In Pennsylvania
| 12,400 | 12,550 | 12,030 | 11,740 | 10,200 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Pennsylvania, the field of advertising is shrinking. In Pennsylvania, 2,200 less advertising professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of advertising professionals has shrunk by 18%. This decline is faster than the national trend for advertising professionals which shows a 5% decrease in the number of advertising professionals working around the nation.
Advertising VS. All Professions salaries in Pennsylvania
| $65,713 | $70,400 | $72,738 | $71,628 | $72,632 |
| $44,448 | $45,778 | $47,594 | $49,448 | $50,581 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Advertising
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of advertising professionals is declining, the salaries paid to advertising professionals are increasing in Pennsylvania. Advertising professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $65,713 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $72,632 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Advertising professionals in Pennsylvania
10th percentile |
$33,695 |
25th percentile |
$44,935 |
50th percentile |
$60,825 |
75th percentile |
$88,918 |
90th percentile |
$117,011 |
Thus, advertising professionals' salaries grew by 10% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 150% 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 Pennsylvania.
Average Salaries for Advertising professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania
Advertising |
$72,632 |
Business Administration |
$90,807 |
Communications |
$43,370 |
Fashion Marketing |
$77,120 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$60,325 |
Marketing |
$90,292 |
Public Relations |
$92,240 |
Small Business |
$106,180 |
Visual Communications |
$42,310 |
In Pennsylvania, advertising professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Advertising programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
13 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 16 |
The number of students graduating from the 13 accredited advertising schools in Pennsylvania is increasing. In Pennsylvania, there were 585 graduates in 2006. And there were 717 graduates from advertising courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of advertising school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania by 23%. 81% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in advertising.