Communications Schools In Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, there are 90 accredited schools where communications classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of communications and communications training in Pennsylvania, which 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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Pennsylvania Vs. National Communications Employment

Pennsylvania	17,030
National	439,660

Of all of the communications professionals that work in the US, approximately 4% work in Pennsylvania state.

Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
18,860	14,150	20,850	20,110	17,030

Yellow: Actual Values

In Pennsylvania, the field of communications is shrinking. There were 1,830 less communications professionals working in Pennsylvania in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Pennsylvania, this field has shrunk by 10% 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 Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$40,269	$41,169	$42,927	$42,817	$43,370
$44,448	$45,778	$47,594	$49,448	$50,581

Light Blue: Communications
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of communications professionals is declining, the salaries paid to communications professionals are increasing in Pennsylvania. In 2006 communications professionals made a mean salary of $40,269 per year, and in 2010 they made $43,370 per year.

Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Pennsylvania

10th percentile	$21,810
25th percentile	$27,857
50th percentile	$37,040
75th percentile	$52,505
90th percentile	$70,340

This represents a 7% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 223% 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 Pennsylvania.

Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania

Advertising	$72,632
Business	$95,495
Communications	$43,370
Creative Writing	$53,590
Fashion Marketing	$77,120
Marketing	$90,292
Public Relations	$92,240
Visual Communications	$42,310

Communications professionals in Pennsylvania earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania

associate	25
bachelor	99
master	13
doctor	4
Certificate	6
Total	147

The number of students graduating from the 90 accredited communications schools in Pennsylvania is decreasing. In 2006 there were 2,966 communications graduates from communications courses in Pennsylvania and in 2010 there were 2,861 graduates.

Thus there was a 4% percent decrease in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a bachelor's degree in communications.

Communications Faculty Salaries in Pennsylvania

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