Communications Schools In Arizona
In Arizona, there are 15 accredited schools where communications classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Arizona's communications academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in communications includes communications training at the following levels:
- Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Communications
- Bachelors degree in Communications
- Masters degree in Communications
- PhD degree in Communications
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Professional Trends
Arizona Vs. National Communications Employment
| Arizona | 6,870 |
| National | 439,660 |
Of all of the communications professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Arizona.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Arizona
| 7,430 | 8,820 | 8,960 | 8,130 | 6,870 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of communications professionals is shrinking in Arizona. In 2010 there were 560 less communications professionals working in Arizona than there were in 2006. Thus, in Arizona, this field has shrunk by 8% in four years. This decline is slower than the national trend for communications professionals which shows a 8% decrease in the number of communications professionals working around the nation.
Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Arizona
| $38,453 | $39,745 | $36,078 | $49,147 | $51,767 |
| $42,177 | $43,423 | $45,140 | $46,513 | $48,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of communications professionals is declining, the salaries paid to communications professionals are increasing in Arizona. In 2006 communications professionals made a mean salary of $38,453 per year, and in 2010 they made $51,767 per year.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Arizona
10th percentile |
$24,653 |
25th percentile |
$30,038 |
50th percentile |
$40,382 |
75th percentile |
$61,428 |
90th percentile |
$90,847 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 26%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Arizona state, within the field of communications, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid communications professionals earn 269% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Arizona
Advertising |
$75,008 |
Business |
$88,980 |
Communications |
$51,767 |
Creative Writing |
$64,570 |
Fashion Marketing |
$64,120 |
Marketing |
$85,213 |
Public Relations |
$83,650 |
Visual Communications |
$42,422 |
Communications professionals in Arizona earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arizona
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 28 |
The number of students graduating from the 15 accredited communications schools in Arizona is increasing. In 2006, 741 students graduated from communications courses in Arizona. And in 2010, 1,194 students graduated.
Thus there was a 61% percent increase in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Arizona. A majority of these graduates, or 39%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications.