Animation Schools In Indiana
Indiana has 5 accredited animation schools where animation faculty who teach animation classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in animation in the state of Indiana, which encompasses animation training at the animation bachelors degree level.
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Professional Trends
Indiana Vs. National Animation Employment
| Indiana | 3,450 |
| National | 229,120 |
Of all of the animation professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Indiana state.
Employment Growth for Animation professionals In Indiana
| 3,770 | 3,810 | 3,970 | 3,620 | 3,450 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Indiana, animation is a shrinking field. 320 less animation professionals were working in Indiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of animation has shrunk by 8% in Indiana. This decline is faster than the change in the number of animation professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of animation professionals has shrunk by 0% from 2006 to 2010.
Animation VS. All Professions salaries in Indiana
| $43,497 | $42,803 | $48,443 | $47,830 | $50,447 |
| $41,263 | $43,445 | $44,845 | $44,830 | $45,974 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Animation
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of animation professionals is declining, the salaries paid to animation professionals are increasing in Indiana. Animation professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $43,497 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $50,447 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Animation professionals in Indiana
10th percentile |
$25,697 |
25th percentile |
$30,573 |
50th percentile |
$40,303 |
75th percentile |
$65,007 |
90th percentile |
$78,103 |
Thus, animation professionals' salaries grew by 14% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Indiana, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of animation. The pay differential between the highest paid animation professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 204%
Average Salaries for Animation professionals and related professions in Indiana
Animation |
$50,447 |
Art |
$52,820 |
Computer Animation |
$46,420 |
Design |
$45,100 |
Film |
$24,750 |
Game Development |
$60,800 |
Graphic Design |
$39,400 |
Visual Communications |
$43,738 |
In Indiana, animation professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Animation programs available for each degree type for all schools in Indiana
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 5 |
As the number of animation professionals is decreasing in Indiana state, the number of students graduating from the 5 accredited animation schools in Indiana state is increasing. In 2006 there were 2 animation graduates from animation courses in Indiana and in 2010 there were 46 graduates.
Thus there was a 2200% percent increase in the number of animation school degree or certificate graduates in Indiana. A majority of these graduates, or 100%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in animation.