Design Schools In Georgia
Design classes faculty can choose to work at one of 37 accredited design schools in Georgia. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in design in the state of Georgia, which encompasses design training at the following levels:
- Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Design
- Bachelors degree in Design
- Masters degree in Design
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Georgia Vs. National Design Employment
| Georgia | 9,140 |
| National | 370,320 |
Approximately 2% of the country's design professionals work in Georgia state.
Employment Growth for Design professionals In Georgia
| 9,960 | 10,190 | 10,120 | 9,890 | 9,140 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of design professionals is shrinking in Georgia. 820 less design professionals were working in Georgia in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Georgia, this field has shrunk by 8% in four years. This decline is slower 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 Georgia
| $45,160 | $47,389 | $49,728 | $51,690 | $52,966 |
| $42,452 | $44,373 | $45,309 | $46,939 | $48,171 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by design professionals is increasing in Georgia. Design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $45,160 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $52,966 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Georgia
10th percentile |
$27,584 |
25th percentile |
$35,725 |
50th percentile |
$49,219 |
75th percentile |
$67,551 |
90th percentile |
$83,932 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Georgia state, within the field of design, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid design professionals earn 204% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Georgia
Computer Animation |
$54,070 |
Design |
$52,966 |
Drafting |
$47,865 |
Fashion Design |
$62,260 |
Game Design |
$73,072 |
Graphic Design |
$48,760 |
Industrial Design |
$58,440 |
Interior Design |
$51,200 |
Visual Communications |
$44,072 |
Web Design |
$48,760 |
In Georgia, 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 Georgia
associate |
31 |
bachelor |
35 |
master |
11 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
38 |
| Total | 115 |
As the number of design professionals is decreasing in Georgia state, the number of students graduating from the 37 accredited design schools in Georgia state is increasing. In 2006, 1,480 students graduated from design courses in Georgia. And in 2010, 1,769 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in Georgia by 20%. Most of these graduates, or 33%, earned a undergraduate certificate in design.