Design Schools In Idaho
Design classes faculty can choose to work at one of 12 accredited design schools in Idaho. The trends in Idaho'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
Schools
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Idaho Vs. National Design Employment
| Idaho | 1,730 |
| National | 370,320 |
Of all of the design professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Idaho state.
Employment Growth for Design professionals In Idaho
| 2,100 | 2,180 | 1,960 | 1,890 | 1,730 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Idaho, the field of design is shrinking. There were 370 less design professionals working in Idaho in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of design professionals has shrunk by 18%. This is faster 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 Idaho
| $42,432 | $41,510 | $41,477 | $33,614 | $39,412 |
| $39,304 | $39,293 | $42,361 | $42,993 | $44,477 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Idaho, as the number of design professionals is declining, the salaries earned by design professionals are decreasing. Design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $42,432 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $39,412 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Idaho
10th percentile |
$23,980 |
25th percentile |
$27,817 |
50th percentile |
$33,660 |
75th percentile |
$47,503 |
90th percentile |
$63,262 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 8%. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In the state of Idaho, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of design. The pay differential between the highest paid design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 164%
Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Idaho
Computer Animation |
$51,600 |
Design |
$39,412 |
Drafting |
$50,045 |
Game Design |
$55,635 |
Graphic Design |
$36,770 |
Industrial Design |
$37,110 |
Interior Design |
$42,300 |
Visual Communications |
$37,360 |
Web Design |
$36,770 |
In Idaho, 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 Idaho
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 23 |
The number of students graduating from the 12 accredited design schools in Idaho is increasing. In Idaho, there were 110 graduates in 2006. And there were 165 graduates from design courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in Idaho by 50%. A majority of these graduates, or 48%, graduated with a associate's degree in design.