Architecture Schools In Montana
There is only one accredited architecture school in Montana for faculty who teach architecture classes to choose from. The trends in Montana's architecture academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in architecture includes architecture training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Architecture
- Masters degree in Architecture
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Montana Vs. National Architecture Employment
| Montana | 940 |
| National | 194,050 |
Of all of the architecture professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Montana state.
Employment Growth for Architecture professionals In Montana
| 990 | 980 | 1,000 | 1,010 | 940 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Architecture is a shrinking field in Montana. In Montana, 50 less architecture professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of architecture has shrunk by 5% in Montana. This decline 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 Montana
| $41,137 | $44,493 | $49,910 | $51,920 | $53,530 |
| $36,004 | $38,366 | $39,610 | $41,917 | $43,181 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Architecture
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by architecture professionals is increasing in Montana. The mean salary for architecture professionals in 2006 was $41,137 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $53,530 per year.
Salary percentiles for Architecture professionals in Montana
10th percentile |
$32,727 |
25th percentile |
$39,700 |
50th percentile |
$47,797 |
75th percentile |
$62,150 |
90th percentile |
$78,940 |
Thus, there was a 23% growth in architecture professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Montana, 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 141%
Average Salaries for Architecture professionals and related professions in Montana
Architecture |
$53,530 |
Civil Engineering |
$51,253 |
Design |
$35,960 |
Drafting |
$47,512 |
In Montana, 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 Montana
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 2 |
The number of students graduating from the only accredited architecture school in Montana is increasing. In Montana, there were 115 graduates in 2006. And there were 135 graduates from architecture courses in 2010.
This represents a 17% increase in the number of architecture degree or certificate school graduates in Montana state. A majority of these graduates, or 50%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture.