Communications Schools In Colorado
In Colorado, there are 15 accredited schools where communications classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in communications in the state of Colorado, which encompasses communications training at the following levels:
- Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Communications
- Bachelors degree in Communications
- Masters degree in Communications
- PhD degree in Communications
Statistics
Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Communications Employment
| Colorado | 8,060 |
| National | 439,660 |
Of all of the communications professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Colorado.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Colorado
| 8,200 | 7,660 | 8,480 | 8,630 | 8,060 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Colorado, the field of communications is shrinking. There were 140 less communications professionals working in Colorado in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of communications has shrunk by 2% in Colorado. This is slower than the trend for communications professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of communications professionals has shrunk by 8% between 2006 and 2010.
Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $46,075 | $47,522 | $47,815 | $49,812 | $48,950 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to communications professionals are growing in Colorado. In 2006 communications professionals made a mean salary of $46,075 per year, and in 2010 they made $48,950 per year.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$22,760 |
25th percentile |
$29,682 |
50th percentile |
$40,093 |
75th percentile |
$58,452 |
90th percentile |
$77,403 |
Thus, communications professionals' salaries grew by 6% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of communications, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid communications professionals earning 240% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Colorado state.
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Colorado
Advertising |
$81,955 |
Business |
$98,312 |
Communications |
$48,950 |
Creative Writing |
$64,880 |
Fashion Marketing |
$75,725 |
Marketing |
$108,820 |
Public Relations |
$110,290 |
Visual Communications |
$46,015 |
In Colorado, communications professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
14 |
master |
10 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 32 |
As the number of communications professionals is decreasing in Colorado state, the number of students graduating from the 15 accredited communications schools in Colorado state is increasing. In Colorado, there were 1,028 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,056 graduates from communications courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 3% percent increase in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Colorado. 44% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in communications.