Animation Schools In Kansas
Kansas has 5 accredited animation schools where animation faculty who teach animation classes can find employment. The trends in Kansas' animation academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in animation includes animation training at the following levels:
- Animation Certificate
- Associates degree in Animation
- Bachelors degree in Animation
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kansas Vs. National Animation Employment
| Kansas | 2,100 |
| National | 229,120 |
Approximately 1% of the country's animation professionals work in Kansas state.
Employment Growth for Animation professionals In Kansas
| 2,220 | 2,170 | 2,410 | 2,220 | 2,100 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Animation is a shrinking field in Kansas. In Kansas, 120 less animation professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Kansas, this field has shrunk by 5% in four years. 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 Kansas
| $35,140 | $30,663 | $31,317 | $37,145 | $41,573 |
| $41,394 | $43,120 | $44,217 | $45,570 | $46,014 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Animation
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by animation professionals is increasing in Kansas. In 2006 animation professionals made a mean salary of $35,140 per year, and in 2010 they made $41,573 per year.
Salary percentiles for Animation professionals in Kansas
10th percentile |
$24,553 |
25th percentile |
$30,360 |
50th percentile |
$38,357 |
75th percentile |
$49,553 |
90th percentile |
$64,273 |
Thus, animation professionals' salaries grew by 15% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 162% pay differential between the highest paid animation professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of animation in Kansas.
Average Salaries for Animation professionals and related professions in Kansas
Animation |
$41,573 |
Art |
$44,678 |
Computer Animation |
$41,190 |
Design |
$50,738 |
Film |
$33,397 |
Game Development |
$63,527 |
Graphic Design |
$39,860 |
Visual Communications |
$38,442 |
In Kansas, animation professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Animation programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kansas
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 9 |
As the number of animation professionals is decreasing in Kansas state, the number of students graduating from the 5 accredited animation schools in Kansas state is increasing. In Kansas, there were 10 graduates in 2006. And there were 15 graduates from animation courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of animation school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas by 50%. A majority of these graduates, or 44%, graduated with a associate's degree in animation.