Communications Schools In Minnesota
In Minnesota, there are 30 accredited schools where communications classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the communications academic community in Minnesota, and the future trends in communications training at the following levels:
- Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Communications
- Bachelors degree in Communications
- Masters degree in Communications
- PhD degree in Communications
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Professional Trends
Minnesota Vs. National Communications Employment
| Minnesota | 10,120 |
| National | 439,660 |
Of all of the communications professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Minnesota.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Minnesota
| 9,600 | 10,860 | 11,500 | 10,620 | 10,120 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Communications is a growing field in Minnesota. In Minnesota, 520 more communications professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Minnesota, this field has grown by 5% in four years. This growth is slower than the national trend for communications professionals which shows a 8% decrease in the number of communications professionals working around the nation.
Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Minnesota
| $42,782 | $43,410 | $42,075 | $42,347 | $41,925 |
| $45,649 | $48,094 | $49,813 | $50,330 | $51,158 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by communications professionals is decreasing in Minnesota. Communications professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $42,782 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $41,925 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Minnesota
10th percentile |
$22,397 |
25th percentile |
$28,103 |
50th percentile |
$36,688 |
75th percentile |
$49,502 |
90th percentile |
$66,895 |
Thus, communications professionals' salaries declined by 2% in 4 years. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. There is a 199% pay differential between the highest paid communications professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of communications in Minnesota.
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Minnesota
Advertising |
$80,512 |
Business |
$94,457 |
Communications |
$41,925 |
Creative Writing |
$56,800 |
Fashion Marketing |
$76,815 |
Marketing |
$87,062 |
Public Relations |
$106,740 |
Visual Communications |
$46,122 |
In Minnesota, communications professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
37 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 52 |
As the number of communications professionals is increasing in Minnesota state, the number of students graduating from the 30 accredited communications schools in Minnesota state is also increasing. In Minnesota, there were 960 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,105 graduates from communications courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Minnesota by 15%. 71% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in communications.