Art Schools In Kentucky
Kentucky has 26 accredited art schools where art faculty who teach art classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in art in the state of Kentucky, which encompasses art training at the following levels:
- Art Certificate
- Associates degree in Art
- Bachelors degree in Art
- Masters degree in Art
- PhD degree in Art
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National Art Employment
| Kentucky | 250 |
| National | 78,930 |
Approximately 0% of the country's art professionals work in Kentucky state.
Employment Growth for Art professionals In Kentucky
| 220 | 70 | 110 | 130 | 80 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Kentucky, the field of art is shrinking. In 2010 there were 140 less art professionals working in Kentucky than there were in 2006. Thus, in Kentucky, this field has shrunk by 64% in four years. This is faster 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 Kentucky
| $34,375 | $44,780 | $41,260 | $35,760 | $44,635 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Art
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Kentucky, as the number of art professionals is declining, the salaries earned by art professionals are increasing. Art professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,375 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $44,635 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Art professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$25,080 |
25th percentile |
$29,400 |
50th percentile |
$41,145 |
75th percentile |
$52,385 |
90th percentile |
$75,305 |
Thus, art professionals' salaries grew by 23% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 200% pay differential between the highest paid art professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of art in Kentucky.
Average Salaries for Art professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Animation |
$42,453 |
Art |
$50,300 |
Design |
$40,955 |
Drafting |
$44,440 |
Film |
$21,325 |
Graphic Design |
$38,090 |
Visual Communications |
$36,645 |
Web Design |
$38,090 |
Art professionals in Kentucky earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Art programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
34 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 51 |
As the number of art professionals is decreasing in Kentucky state, the number of students graduating from the 26 accredited art schools in Kentucky state is decreasing. In Kentucky, there were 642 graduates in 2006. And there were 452 graduates from art courses in 2010.
This represents a 30% decrease in the number of art degree or certificate school graduates in Kentucky state. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a bachelor's degree in art.