Design Schools In Delaware
Delaware has 4 accredited design schools where design faculty who teach design classes can find employment. The trends in Delaware's design academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in design 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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Statistics
Professional Trends
Delaware Vs. National Design Employment
| Delaware | 640 |
| National | 370,320 |
Approximately 0% of the country's design professionals work in Delaware state.
Employment Growth for Design professionals In Delaware
| 920 | 870 | 760 | 820 | 640 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Design is a shrinking field in Delaware. There were 280 less design professionals working in Delaware in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of design has shrunk by 30% in Delaware. This decline is faster 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 Delaware
| $43,663 | $44,300 | $45,242 | $44,902 | $50,745 |
| $46,948 | $48,366 | $50,236 | $51,531 | $51,081 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of design professionals is declining, the salaries paid to design professionals are increasing in Delaware. The mean salary for design professionals in 2006 was $43,663 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $50,745 per year.
Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Delaware
10th percentile |
$29,528 |
25th percentile |
$38,178 |
50th percentile |
$46,965 |
75th percentile |
$59,910 |
90th percentile |
$79,508 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 14%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 169% 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 Delaware.
Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Delaware
Design |
$50,745 |
Drafting |
$56,387 |
Game Design |
$73,772 |
Graphic Design |
$48,410 |
Interior Design |
$46,400 |
Visual Communications |
$46,635 |
Web Design |
$48,410 |
Design professionals in Delaware earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Delaware
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 15 |
As the number of design professionals is decreasing in Delaware state, the number of students graduating from the 4 accredited design schools in Delaware state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 148 design graduates from design courses in Delaware and in 2010 there were 117 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in Delaware by 21%. 40% of these graduates received a associate's degree in design.