Communications Schools In Indiana
In Indiana, there are 39 accredited schools where communications classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Indiana'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:
- Associates degree in Communications
- Bachelors degree in Communications
- Masters degree in Communications
- PhD degree in Communications
Statistics
Professional Trends
Indiana Vs. National Communications Employment
| Indiana | 7,650 |
| National | 439,660 |
Approximately 2% of the country's communications professionals work in Indiana state.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Indiana
| 7,520 | 7,780 | 8,050 | 7,920 | 7,650 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Indiana, the field of communications is growing. There were 130 more communications professionals working in Indiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of communications professionals has grown by 2%. This growth is slower than the change in the number of communications professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of communications professionals has shrunk by 8% from 2006 to 2010.
Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Indiana
| $35,848 | $36,920 | $37,882 | $37,492 | $39,207 |
| $41,263 | $43,445 | $44,845 | $44,830 | $45,974 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Indiana, as the number of communications professionals is growing, the salaries earned by communications professionals are increasing. Communications professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $35,848 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $39,207 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Indiana
10th percentile |
$19,337 |
25th percentile |
$24,803 |
50th percentile |
$32,890 |
75th percentile |
$46,755 |
90th percentile |
$66,560 |
This represents a 9% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Indiana, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of communications. The pay differential between the highest paid communications professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 244%
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Indiana
Advertising |
$64,135 |
Business |
$89,096 |
Communications |
$39,207 |
Creative Writing |
$40,560 |
Fashion Marketing |
$67,585 |
Marketing |
$93,323 |
Public Relations |
$76,720 |
Visual Communications |
$43,738 |
In Indiana, communications professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Indiana
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
47 |
master |
8 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 61 |
As the number of communications professionals is increasing in Indiana state, the number of students graduating from the 39 accredited communications schools in Indiana state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 1,367 communications graduates from communications courses in Indiana and in 2010 there were 1,400 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Indiana by 2%. 77% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in communications.