Communications Schools In Michigan
In Michigan, there are 45 accredited schools where communications classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Michigan'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
Statistics
Professional Trends
Michigan Vs. National Communications Employment
| Michigan | 10,730 |
| National | 439,660 |
Of all of the communications professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Michigan state.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Michigan
| 15,100 | 13,620 | 12,270 | 11,210 | 10,730 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of communications professionals is shrinking in Michigan. In Michigan, 4,370 less communications professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Michigan, this field has shrunk by 29% in four years. 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 Michigan
| $44,554 | $44,706 | $41,388 | $41,827 | $41,573 |
| $45,563 | $47,071 | $48,208 | $48,728 | $49,286 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by communications professionals is decreasing in Michigan. The mean salary for communications professionals in 2006 was $44,554 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $41,573 per year.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Michigan
10th percentile |
$24,397 |
25th percentile |
$29,694 |
50th percentile |
$36,506 |
75th percentile |
$48,821 |
90th percentile |
$65,001 |
This represents a 7% decline in salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In the state of Michigan, 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 166%
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Michigan
Advertising |
$76,052 |
Business |
$92,558 |
Communications |
$41,573 |
Creative Writing |
$50,740 |
Fashion Marketing |
$66,370 |
Marketing |
$104,103 |
Public Relations |
$93,880 |
Visual Communications |
$49,630 |
Communications professionals in Michigan earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Michigan
associate |
12 |
bachelor |
59 |
master |
13 |
doctor |
5 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 93 |
The number of students graduating from the 45 accredited communications schools in Michigan is decreasing. In 2006, 1,594 students graduated from communications courses in Michigan. And in 2010, 1,487 students graduated.
Thus there was a 7% percent decrease in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Michigan. 63% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in communications.