Art Schools In West Virginia
Art classes faculty can choose to work at one of 16 accredited art schools in West Virginia. The trends in West Virginia'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
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
West Virginia Vs. National Art Employment
| West Virginia | 0 |
| National | 78,930 |
Of all of the art professionals in the country, nearly 0% are in the state of West Virginia.
Employment Growth for Art professionals In West Virginia
| 150 | 130 | 80 | 100 | 120 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Art is a shrinking field in West Virginia. In West Virginia, 90 less art professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in West Virginia, this field has shrunk by 100% 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 West Virginia
| $54,400 | $62,450 | $30,175 | $77,590 | $21,260 |
| $38,568 | $40,154 | $41,268 | $42,203 | $43,413 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Art
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by art professionals is decreasing in West Virginia. Art professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $49,760 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $21,260 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Art professionals in West Virginia
10th percentile |
$15,950 |
25th percentile |
$16,870 |
50th percentile |
$18,380 |
75th percentile |
$22,070 |
90th percentile |
$34,440 |
Thus, art professionals' salaries declined by 134% in 4 years. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. There is a 116% 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 West Virginia.
Average Salaries for Art professionals and related professions in West Virginia
Animation |
$38,090 |
Art |
$21,260 |
Design |
$38,775 |
Drafting |
$40,297 |
Film |
$20,765 |
Graphic Design |
$38,090 |
Visual Communications |
$39,257 |
Web Design |
$38,090 |
In West Virginia, art professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Art programs available for each degree type for all schools in West Virginia
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
17 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 25 |
The number of students graduating from the 16 accredited art schools in West Virginia is decreasing. In 2006 there were 205 art graduates from art courses in West Virginia and in 2010 there were 166 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of art school degree or certificate graduates in West Virginia by 19%. Most of these graduates, or 68%, earned a bachelor's degree in art.