Design Schools In Alabama
In Alabama, there are 17 accredited schools where design classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in design in the state of Alabama, which encompasses design training at the following levels:
- Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Design
- Bachelors degree in Design
- Masters degree in Design
Statistics
Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Design Employment
| Alabama | 3,370 |
| National | 370,320 |
Approximately 1% of the country's design professionals work in Alabama state.
Employment Growth for Design professionals In Alabama
| 3,650 | 3,600 | 3,840 | 3,610 | 3,370 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Alabama, design is a shrinking field. 280 less design professionals were working in Alabama in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 8% decline in the field. This decline is slower than the national trend for design professionals which shows a 8% decrease in the number of design professionals working around the nation.
Design VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $34,997 | $43,130 | $44,633 | $45,977 | $47,727 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to design professionals are growing in Alabama. Design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,997 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $47,727 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$27,680 |
25th percentile |
$33,889 |
50th percentile |
$45,504 |
75th percentile |
$57,053 |
90th percentile |
$72,371 |
This represents a 27% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of design, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid design professionals earning 161% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Alabama state.
Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Alabama
Computer Animation |
$47,340 |
Design |
$47,727 |
Drafting |
$47,705 |
Fashion Design |
$47,400 |
Game Design |
$68,368 |
Graphic Design |
$45,010 |
Industrial Design |
$58,860 |
Interior Design |
$43,830 |
Visual Communications |
$43,052 |
Web Design |
$45,010 |
In Alabama, design professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
16 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 33 |
The number of students graduating from the 17 accredited design schools in Alabama is increasing. In 2006 there were 303 design graduates from design courses in Alabama and in 2010 there were 326 graduates.
Thus there was a 8% percent increase in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in Alabama. Most of these graduates, or 48%, earned a associate's degree in design.