Art Schools In Maine
Art classes faculty can choose to work at one of 11 accredited art schools in Maine. The trends in Maine's 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
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Maine Vs. National Art Employment
| Maine | 160 |
| National | 78,930 |
Of all of the art professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Maine state.
Employment Growth for Art professionals In Maine
| 90 | 130 | 210 | 150 | 80 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maine, art is a shrinking field. 10 less art professionals were working in Maine in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Maine, this field has shrunk by 11% 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 Maine
| $33,485 | $34,433 | $25,180 | $44,190 | $29,770 |
| $40,902 | $42,204 | $44,287 | $45,290 | $46,296 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Art
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of art professionals is declining, the salaries paid to art professionals are decreasing in Maine. The mean salary for art professionals in 2006 was $33,485 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $29,770 per year.
Salary percentiles for Art professionals in Maine
10th percentile |
$17,450 |
25th percentile |
$20,770 |
50th percentile |
$28,710 |
75th percentile |
$37,360 |
90th percentile |
$42,110 |
Thus, there was a 12% decline in art professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. There is a 141% 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 Maine.
Average Salaries for Art professionals and related professions in Maine
Animation |
$41,680 |
Art |
$47,885 |
Design |
$52,889 |
Drafting |
$48,025 |
Film |
$25,267 |
Graphic Design |
$41,680 |
Visual Communications |
$36,640 |
Web Design |
$41,680 |
In Maine, 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 Maine
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
27 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 32 |
As the number of art professionals is decreasing in Maine state, the number of students graduating from the 11 accredited art schools in Maine state is decreasing. In Maine, there were 231 graduates in 2006. And there were 186 graduates from art courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of art school degree or certificate graduates in Maine by 19%. 84% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in art.