Design Schools In Cleveland, Ohio

In Cleveland, there are 3 design schools where design faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of design and design education in Cleveland, which includes design training at the following levels:

  • Design Certificate
  • Associates degree in Design
  • Bachelors degree in Design

Statistics

Professional Trends

Cleveland Vs. Ohio Design Employment

Cleveland 2,820
Ohio 14,150

Exactly 2,820 of the 14,150 design professionals employed in Ohio, work in Cleveland. There has been a 1% decline in the number of design professionals in Cleveland between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Cleveland has increased.

Cleveland Vs. Ohio Design employment growth

16,490 16,500 16,370 14,870 14,150
2,850 3,200 3,100 2,840 2,820
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Grey: Ohio
  • Dark Yellow: Cleveland

Design VS. All professions salaries in Cleveland

$44,905 $43,568 $44,117 $44,275 $44,200
$39,640 $40,780 $41,790 $41,930 $42,830
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Design in Cleveland
  • Dark Yellow: All Professions in Cleveland

Salaries for design professionals in Cleveland have decreased. Cleveland design professionals made $44,200 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, design professionals in Cleveland made an average salary of $44,905 per year. The decline in the salary of design professionals in Cleveland is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Cleveland

10th percentile		 $26,320
25th percentile		 $32,930
50th percentile		 $40,462
75th percentile		 $51,740
90th percentile		 $68,993

Design professionals in Cleveland make a median yearly salary of $40,462. The difference in pay between the design professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 162%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $26,320 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $68,993 per year.

Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Cleveland

Interior Design		 $40,510
Web Design		 $41,740
Graphic Design		 $41,740
Visual Communications		 $42,383
Design		 $44,200
Drafting		 $46,843
Computer Animation		 $50,490
Industrial Design		 $57,620
Game Design		 $63,828

Cleveland design professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Educational Trends

Design schools in Cleveland

3

There are 3 accredited design schools in the city. Many of Cleveland's design professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Design Programs Offered In Cleveland

associate		 3
bachelor		 5
master		 0
doctor		 0
Certificate		 2
Total10

Cleveland's design schools offer 10 design degree and certificate programs.

Student Completed Design Degrees In Cleveland

associate		 34
bachelor		 56
master		 0
doctor		 0
Certificate		 2
Total92

Approximately 92 students graduated from design courses in 2010.

Design Faculty Salaries in Cleveland, Ohio

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