Art Schools In Illinois

Art classes faculty can choose to work at one of 90 accredited art schools in Illinois. The trends in Illinois' art academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in art includes art training at the following levels:

Art Certificate
Associates degree in Art
Bachelors degree in Art
Masters degree in Art
PhD degree in Art

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Illinois Vs. National Art Employment

Illinois	3,630
National	78,930

Of all of the art professionals in the country, nearly 3% are in the state of Illinois.

Employment Growth for Art professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,620	1,720	1,680	1,730	1,630

Yellow: Actual Values

In Illinois, the field of art is growing. In Illinois, 10 more art professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 1% growth in the field. This is slower than the trend for art professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of art professionals has shrunk by 2% between 2006 and 2010.

Art VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$42,763	$43,590	$45,878	$46,685	$47,788
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Art
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of art professionals is growing, the salaries paid to art professionals are increasing in Illinois. In 2006 art professionals made a mean salary of $42,763 per year, and in 2010 they made $47,788 per year.

Salary percentiles for Art professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$24,695
25th percentile	$33,228
50th percentile	$45,228
75th percentile	$57,960
90th percentile	$72,715

This represents a 11% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Illinois state, within the field of art, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid art professionals earn 194% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Art professionals and related professions in Illinois

Animation	$52,710
Art	$62,060
Design	$58,056
Drafting	$52,708
Film	$33,622
Graphic Design	$51,220
Visual Communications	$51,398
Web Design	$51,220

In Illinois, art professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Art programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois

associate	51
bachelor	119
master	25
doctor	4
Certificate	22
Total	221

The number of students graduating from the 90 accredited art schools in Illinois is decreasing. In 2006, 3,302 students graduated from art courses in Illinois. And in 2010, 2,991 students graduated.

Thus there was a 9% percent decrease in the number of art school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois. A majority of these graduates, or 54%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in art.

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The number of art faculty, growth in the field of art academia and art faculty salaries in Illinois, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching art courses to students at the certificate in art, associates degree in art, bachelors degree in art, masters degree in art, and doctoral degree in art levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of art in Illinois. A summary of the information we have collected thus far will appear once you submit your information.