Art Schools

As a professor or instructor of art classes at one of the 1,925 accredited art schools in the country, you play a influential role in shaping the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in art, which encompasses art training at the following levels:

  • Art Certificate
  • Associates degree in Art
  • Bachelors degree in Art
  • Masters degree in Art
  • PhD degree in Art

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Art professionals

50,260 53,240 54,790 51,180 49,230
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In the year 2010, there were 49,230 art professionals working in the US. The number of art professionals has shrunk by 2% between 2006 and 2010.

This decline is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%. This trend is expected to contine until the year 2018.

National Salary percentiles for Art professionals

10th percentile		 $24,588
25th percentile		 $32,765
50th percentile		 $47,282
75th percentile		 $65,965
90th percentile		 $85,868

The median yearly salary earned by art professionals, in 2010, was $47,282. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for art professionals in the US was 23% less than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Art

$39,850 $41,902 $44,915 $46,120 $47,282
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Art professionals' salaries have grown by 19% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Art Student enrollment growth by degree

11,004 11,078 11,056 11,193 11,111
41,571 42,163 43,836 43,613 44,745
224 220 208 228 239
4,314 4,414 4,512 4,569 4,750
7,428 11,231 9,261 9,388 7,108
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Art
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Art
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Art
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Art
  • Grey: Certificate in Art

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for art professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In the year 2006 there were 64,541 students who graduated from art degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 67,953 students graduating from art schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 5% growth in the number of art graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from art courses is less than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Art Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 975
bachelor		 2,335
master		 518
doctor		 56
Certificate		 445
Total4,329

It is interesting to note that as student graduation is up, the number of schools offering art programs has also increased. In 2006 there were 1847 art schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 1925 schools.

Art Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Art Schools in California209 Schools
  2. Art Schools in New York113 Schools
  3. Art Schools in Texas106 Schools
  4. Art Schools in Pennsylvania102 Schools
  5. Art Schools in Illinois90 Schools
  6. Art Schools in Ohio73 Schools
  7. Art Schools in Florida69 Schools
  8. Art Schools in North Carolina65 Schools
  9. Art Schools in Massachusetts64 Schools
  10. Art Schools in Michigan64 Schools
  11. Art Schools in Minnesota53 Schools
  12. Art Schools in Georgia46 Schools
  13. Art Schools in Indiana44 Schools
  14. Art Schools in Missouri43 Schools
  15. Art Schools in Virginia40 Schools
  16. Art Schools in Wisconsin40 Schools
  17. Art Schools in New Jersey39 Schools
  18. Art Schools in Tennessee37 Schools
  19. Art Schools in Oklahoma35 Schools
  20. Art Schools in South Carolina34 Schools
  21. Art Schools in Kansas33 Schools
  22. Art Schools in Iowa32 Schools
  23. Art Schools in Connecticut31 Schools
  24. Art Schools in Maryland31 Schools
  25. Art Schools in Arizona30 Schools
  26. Art Schools in Colorado29 Schools
  27. Art Schools in Alabama29 Schools
  28. Art Schools in Kentucky26 Schools
  29. Art Schools in Nebraska24 Schools
  30. Art Schools in Washington State24 Schools
  31. Art Schools in Utah23 Schools
  32. Art Schools in Arkansas23 Schools
  33. Art Schools in New Mexico22 Schools
  34. Art Schools in Louisiana22 Schools
  35. Art Schools in Oregon21 Schools
  36. Art Schools in Mississippi19 Schools
  37. Art Schools in New Hampshire17 Schools
  38. Art Schools in West Virginia16 Schools
  39. Art Schools in Vermont13 Schools
  40. Art Schools in Maine11 Schools
  41. Art Schools in Montana10 Schools
  42. Art Schools in Rhode Island9 Schools
  43. Art Schools in Washington DC9 Schools
  44. Art Schools in South Dakota9 Schools
  45. Art Schools in Nevada9 Schools
  46. Art Schools in Wyoming9 Schools
  47. Art Schools in Idaho8 Schools
  48. Art Schools in North Dakota7 Schools
  49. Art Schools in Hawaii5 Schools
  50. Art Schools in Delaware4 Schools
  51. Art Schools in Alaska4 Schools

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