Art Schools In Utah
Utah has 23 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 Utah, which encompasses art training at the following levels:
- Art Certificate
- Associates degree in Art
- Bachelors degree in Art
- Masters degree in Art
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Art Employment
| Utah | 530 |
| National | 78,930 |
Of all of the art professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for Art professionals In Utah
| 660 | 430 | 470 | 310 | 400 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of art professionals is shrinking in Utah. In Utah, 260 less art professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Utah, this field has shrunk by 39% 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 Utah
| $41,600 | $41,168 | $43,723 | $37,493 | $40,703 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 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 Utah. Art professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $41,600 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $40,703 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Art professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$20,853 |
25th percentile |
$25,957 |
50th percentile |
$37,790 |
75th percentile |
$49,380 |
90th percentile |
$66,747 |
Thus, there was a 2% decline in art professionals' salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In Utah state, within the field of art, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid art professionals earn 220% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Art professionals and related professions in Utah
Animation |
$44,703 |
Art |
$48,785 |
Design |
$49,218 |
Drafting |
$45,655 |
Film |
$30,237 |
Graphic Design |
$41,990 |
Visual Communications |
$40,242 |
Web Design |
$41,990 |
Art professionals in Utah earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Art programs available for each degree type for all schools in Utah
associate |
19 |
bachelor |
28 |
master |
9 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 61 |
As the number of art professionals is decreasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 23 accredited art schools in Utah state is decreasing. In Utah, there were 569 graduates in 2006. And there were 520 graduates from art courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 9% percent decrease in the number of art school degree or certificate graduates in Utah. A majority of these graduates, or 46%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in art.