Art Schools In Maryland
Maryland has 31 accredited art schools where art faculty who teach art classes can find employment. The trends in Maryland'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
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Maryland Vs. National Art Employment
| Maryland | 1,280 |
| National | 78,930 |
Approximately 2% of the country's art professionals work in Maryland state.
Employment Growth for Art professionals In Maryland
| 910 | 410 | 350 | 950 | 950 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maryland, art is a growing field. There were 40 more art professionals working in Maryland in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of art professionals has grown by 4%. 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 Maryland
| $48,740 | $54,117 | $56,117 | $52,825 | $51,312 |
| $47,750 | $50,212 | $51,747 | $52,671 | $54,055 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Art
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to art professionals are growing in Maryland. The mean salary for art professionals in 2006 was $48,740 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $51,312 per year.
Salary percentiles for Art professionals in Maryland
10th percentile |
$29,255 |
25th percentile |
$37,592 |
50th percentile |
$47,670 |
75th percentile |
$60,742 |
90th percentile |
$80,280 |
This represents a 5% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Maryland, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of art. The pay differential between the highest paid art professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 174%
Average Salaries for Art professionals and related professions in Maryland
Animation |
$50,013 |
Art |
$55,046 |
Design |
$45,840 |
Drafting |
$52,400 |
Film |
$51,680 |
Graphic Design |
$52,920 |
Visual Communications |
$46,350 |
Web Design |
$52,920 |
Art professionals in Maryland earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Art programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maryland
associate |
12 |
bachelor |
35 |
master |
13 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
21 |
| Total | 83 |
As the number of art professionals is increasing in Maryland state, the number of students graduating from the 31 accredited art schools in Maryland state is also increasing. In 2006, 1,189 students graduated from art courses in Maryland. And in 2010, 1,258 students graduated.
This represents a 6% increase in the number of art degree or certificate school graduates in Maryland state. Most of these graduates, or 42%, earned a bachelor's degree in art.