Communications Schools In Maine
In Maine, there are 5 accredited schools where communications classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Maine'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:
- Bachelors degree in Communications
- Masters degree in Communications
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Professional Trends
Maine Vs. National Communications Employment
| Maine | 1,890 |
| National | 439,660 |
Of all of the communications professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Maine state.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Maine
| 2,100 | 1,970 | 1,930 | 1,750 | 1,890 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maine, the field of communications is shrinking. In Maine, 210 less communications professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of communications professionals has shrunk by 10%. This decline is faster 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 Maine
| $34,327 | $36,830 | $37,668 | $39,285 | $39,638 |
| $40,902 | $42,204 | $44,287 | $45,290 | $46,296 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to communications professionals are growing in Maine. The mean salary for communications professionals in 2006 was $34,327 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $39,638 per year.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Maine
10th percentile |
$21,237 |
25th percentile |
$26,293 |
50th percentile |
$33,450 |
75th percentile |
$46,272 |
90th percentile |
$66,377 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 13%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Maine, 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 213%
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Maine
Advertising |
$55,065 |
Business |
$79,269 |
Communications |
$39,638 |
Creative Writing |
$49,280 |
Fashion Marketing |
$54,600 |
Marketing |
$76,042 |
Public Relations |
$67,380 |
Visual Communications |
$36,640 |
In Maine, communications professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maine
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 8 |
The number of students graduating from the 5 accredited communications schools in Maine is decreasing. In 2006, 207 students graduated from communications courses in Maine. And in 2010, 160 students graduated.
There was a decrease in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Maine by 23%. A majority of these graduates, or 88%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications.