Architecture Schools In Maine
Architecture classes faculty can choose to work at one of 2 accredited architecture schools in Maine. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the architecture academic community in Maine, and the future trends in architecture training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Architecture
- Bachelors degree in Architecture
Statistics
Professional Trends
Maine Vs. National Architecture Employment
| Maine | 890 |
| National | 194,050 |
Of all of the architecture professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Maine state.
Employment Growth for Architecture professionals In Maine
| 810 | 1,110 | 1,200 | 1,040 | 890 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Architecture is a growing field in Maine. In Maine, 80 more architecture professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Maine, this field has grown by 10% in four years. This growth is slower than the change in the number of architecture professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of architecture professionals has shrunk by 16% from 2006 to 2010.
Architecture VS. All Professions salaries in Maine
| $52,683 | $53,777 | $56,133 | $55,993 | $58,870 |
| $40,902 | $42,204 | $44,287 | $45,290 | $46,296 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Architecture
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to architecture professionals are growing in Maine. Architecture professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $52,683 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $58,870 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Architecture professionals in Maine
10th percentile |
$36,863 |
25th percentile |
$47,533 |
50th percentile |
$57,417 |
75th percentile |
$69,700 |
90th percentile |
$82,493 |
Thus, architecture professionals' salaries grew by 11% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Maine, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of architecture. The pay differential between the highest paid architecture professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 124%
Average Salaries for Architecture professionals and related professions in Maine
Architecture |
$58,870 |
Civil Engineering |
$53,923 |
Design |
$52,889 |
Drafting |
$48,025 |
In Maine, architecture professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Architecture programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maine
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 3 |
As the number of architecture professionals is increasing in Maine state, the number of students graduating from the 2 accredited architecture schools in Maine state is also increasing. In 2006, 3 students graduated from architecture courses in Maine. And in 2010, 12 students graduated.
This represents a 300% increase in the number of architecture degree or certificate school graduates in Maine state. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a associate's degree in architecture.