Design Schools In Connecticut

Connecticut has 18 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 Connecticut, which includes design training at the following levels:

Design Certificate
Associates degree in Design
Bachelors degree in Design
Masters degree in Design

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Professional Trends

Connecticut Vs. National Design Employment

Connecticut	4,990
National	370,320

Approximately 1% of the country's design professionals work in Connecticut state.

Employment Growth for Design professionals In Connecticut

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
4,830	5,150	6,050	5,350	4,890

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of design professionals is growing in Connecticut. There were 60 more design professionals working in Connecticut in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of design has grown by 1% in Connecticut. This is slower than the trend for design professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of design professionals has shrunk by 8% between 2006 and 2010.

Design VS. All Professions salaries in Connecticut

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$51,717	$56,214	$55,024	$58,576	$58,195
$49,084	$50,735	$51,943	$53,614	$54,947

Light Blue: Design
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Connecticut, as the number of design professionals is growing, the salaries earned by design professionals are increasing. In 2006 design professionals made a mean salary of $51,717 per year, and in 2010 they made $58,195 per year.

Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Connecticut

10th percentile	$30,338
25th percentile	$37,699
50th percentile	$51,981
75th percentile	$70,872
90th percentile	$96,200

This represents a 11% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of design, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid design professionals earning 217% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Connecticut state.

Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Connecticut

Computer Animation	$62,410
Design	$58,195
Drafting	$53,608
Fashion Design	$71,640
Game Design	$76,480
Graphic Design	$57,040
Industrial Design	$53,580
Interior Design	$60,150
Visual Communications	$54,145
Web Design	$57,040

In Connecticut, 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 Connecticut

associate	10
bachelor	11
master	2
doctor	0
Certificate	10
Total	33

The number of students graduating from the 18 accredited design schools in Connecticut is decreasing. In 2006, 378 students graduated from design courses in Connecticut. And in 2010, 223 students graduated.

This represents a 41% decrease in the number of design degree or certificate school graduates in Connecticut state. A majority of these graduates, or 33%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in design.

Design Faculty Salaries in Connecticut

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Currently we are in the process of collecting data for the number of design faculty in Connecticut, growth in the field of design academia and faculty salaries in Connecticut. If you are involved in teaching design courses to students at the certificate in design, associates degree in design, bachelors degree in design, and masters degree in design levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future design faculty in Connecticut. Once you submit your information, you will get a chance to see an overview of what we have learned thus far from you and your peers.