Communications Schools In New Jersey
New Jersey has 22 accredited communications schools where communications faculty who teach communications classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of communications and communications training in New Jersey, which includes 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
New Jersey Vs. National Communications Employment
| New Jersey | 10,370 |
| National | 439,660 |
Of all of the communications professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in New Jersey state.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In New Jersey
| 11,960 | 11,780 | 10,520 | 10,390 | 10,370 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Jersey, the field of communications is shrinking. In New Jersey, 1,590 less communications professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in New Jersey, this field has shrunk by 13% in four years. This decline is faster 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 New Jersey
| $49,140 | $52,662 | $54,253 | $54,222 | $53,457 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In New Jersey, as the number of communications professionals is declining, the salaries earned by communications professionals are increasing. The mean salary for communications professionals in 2006 was $49,140 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $53,457 per year.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$24,137 |
25th percentile |
$31,003 |
50th percentile |
$44,553 |
75th percentile |
$63,423 |
90th percentile |
$91,112 |
Thus, communications professionals' salaries grew by 8% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 277% 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 New Jersey.
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in New Jersey
Advertising |
$93,088 |
Business |
$113,489 |
Communications |
$53,457 |
Creative Writing |
$56,290 |
Fashion Marketing |
$87,860 |
Marketing |
$99,950 |
Public Relations |
$127,110 |
Visual Communications |
$48,460 |
Communications professionals in New Jersey earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
21 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 29 |
The number of students graduating from the 22 accredited communications schools in New Jersey is decreasing. In New Jersey, there were 1,701 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,462 graduates from communications courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in New Jersey by 14%. A majority of these graduates, or 72%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in communications.