Design Schools In Arizona
Arizona has 33 accredited design schools where design faculty who teach design classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of design and design training in Arizona, which includes design training at the following levels:
- Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Design
- Bachelors degree in Design
- Masters degree in Design
Statistics
Professional Trends
Arizona Vs. National Design Employment
| Arizona | 5,500 |
| National | 370,320 |
Of all of the design professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Arizona.
Employment Growth for Design professionals In Arizona
| 7,260 | 7,700 | 6,660 | 5,950 | 5,500 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Arizona, design is a shrinking field. 1,760 less design professionals were working in Arizona in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Arizona, this field has shrunk by 24% in four years. This decline is faster than the change in the number of design professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of design professionals has shrunk by 8% from 2006 to 2010.
Design VS. All Professions salaries in Arizona
| $42,060 | $44,836 | $46,211 | $37,753 | $48,397 |
| $42,177 | $43,423 | $45,140 | $46,513 | $48,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Arizona, as the number of design professionals is declining, the salaries earned by design professionals are increasing. Design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $42,060 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $48,397 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Arizona
10th percentile |
$27,614 |
25th percentile |
$36,150 |
50th percentile |
$46,301 |
75th percentile |
$57,941 |
90th percentile |
$72,831 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in design professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 164% pay differential between the highest paid design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of design in Arizona.
Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Arizona
Computer Animation |
$56,690 |
Design |
$48,397 |
Drafting |
$50,658 |
Game Design |
$66,800 |
Graphic Design |
$43,480 |
Industrial Design |
$60,310 |
Interior Design |
$51,270 |
Visual Communications |
$42,422 |
Web Design |
$43,480 |
Design professionals in Arizona earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arizona
associate |
36 |
bachelor |
25 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
41 |
| Total | 104 |
As the number of design professionals is decreasing in Arizona state, the number of students graduating from the 33 accredited design schools in Arizona state is increasing. In 2006, 1,005 students graduated from design courses in Arizona. And in 2010, 2,089 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in Arizona by 108%. 39% of these graduates received a undergraduate certificate in design.