Communications Schools In Connecticut
Connecticut has 20 accredited communications schools where communications faculty who teach communications classes 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 Connecticut, which encompasses communications training at the following levels:
- Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Communications
- Bachelors degree in Communications
- Masters degree in Communications
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Professional Trends
Connecticut Vs. National Communications Employment
| Connecticut | 4,290 |
| National | 439,660 |
Of all of the communications professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Connecticut.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Connecticut
| 5,580 | 5,270 | 5,090 | 4,600 | 4,290 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Communications is a shrinking field in Connecticut. There were 1,290 less communications professionals working in Connecticut in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 23% decline in the field. This is faster 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 Connecticut
| $47,920 | $49,430 | $51,485 | $53,572 | $52,908 |
| $49,084 | $50,735 | $51,943 | $53,614 | $54,947 |
| 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 Connecticut. Communications professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $47,920 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $52,908 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Connecticut
10th percentile |
$26,713 |
25th percentile |
$33,158 |
50th percentile |
$44,008 |
75th percentile |
$60,673 |
90th percentile |
$91,213 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 9%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Connecticut state, within the field of communications, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid communications professionals earn 241% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Connecticut
Advertising |
$78,280 |
Business |
$108,165 |
Communications |
$52,908 |
Creative Writing |
$67,380 |
Fashion Marketing |
$72,505 |
Marketing |
$97,163 |
Public Relations |
$87,990 |
Visual Communications |
$54,145 |
Communications professionals in Connecticut earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Connecticut
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
16 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 27 |
As the number of communications professionals is decreasing in Connecticut state, the number of students graduating from the 20 accredited communications schools in Connecticut state is decreasing. In 2006, 833 students graduated from communications courses in Connecticut. And in 2010, 630 students graduated.
Thus there was a 24% percent decrease in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Connecticut. A majority of these graduates, or 59%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in communications.