Art Schools In North Carolina

North Carolina has 65 accredited art schools where art faculty who teach art classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the art academic community in North Carolina, and the future trends in 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

North Carolina Vs. National Art Employment

North Carolina	1,080
National	78,930

Approximately 2% of the country's art professionals work in North Carolina state.

Employment Growth for Art professionals In North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
980	1,210	1,220	1,100	720

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of art professionals is shrinking in North Carolina. 260 less art professionals were working in North Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in North Carolina, this field has shrunk by 27% in four years. This decline is faster than the change in the number of art professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of art professionals has shrunk by 2% from 2006 to 2010.

Art VS. All Professions salaries in North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$39,590	$42,135	$42,585	$43,302	$43,738
$42,193	$43,618	$45,387	$46,982	$48,254

Light Blue: Art
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of art professionals is declining, the salaries paid to art professionals are increasing in North Carolina. In 2006 art professionals made a mean salary of $39,590 per year, and in 2010 they made $43,738 per year.

Salary percentiles for Art professionals in North Carolina

10th percentile	$24,390
25th percentile	$32,090
50th percentile	$41,195
75th percentile	$53,248
90th percentile	$68,070

Thus, there was a 9% growth in art professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of North Carolina, 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 179%

Average Salaries for Art professionals and related professions in North Carolina

Animation	$47,020
Art	$52,802
Design	$46,424
Drafting	$52,200
Film	$27,228
Graphic Design	$43,550
Visual Communications	$38,738
Web Design	$43,550

In North Carolina, art professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Art programs available for each degree type for all schools in North Carolina

associate	41
bachelor	75
master	9
doctor	2
Certificate	35
Total	162

As the number of art professionals is decreasing in North Carolina state, the number of students graduating from the 65 accredited art schools in North Carolina state is increasing. In 2006 there were 1,471 art graduates from art courses in North Carolina and in 2010 there were 1,658 graduates.

There was an increase in the number of art school degree or certificate graduates in North Carolina by 13%. Most of these graduates, or 46%, earned a bachelor's degree in art.

Art Faculty Salaries in North Carolina

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