Design Schools In Illinois

There are 72 accredited design schools in Illinois for faculty who teach design classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in design in the state of Illinois, which encompasses design training at the following levels:

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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Illinois Vs. National Design Employment

Illinois	19,500
National	370,320

Approximately 5% of the country's design professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Design professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
17,860	19,500	18,270	19,630	19,500

Yellow: Actual Values

In Illinois, the field of design is growing. There were 1,640 more design professionals working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Illinois, this field has grown by 9% in four years. This growth is faster 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 Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$49,216	$50,106	$47,367	$56,542	$58,056
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Design
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Illinois, 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 $49,216 per year, and in 2010 they made $58,056 per year.

Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$27,946
25th percentile	$38,162
50th percentile	$52,686
75th percentile	$73,309
90th percentile	$93,932

This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of design, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid design professionals earning 139% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Illinois state.

Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Illinois

Computer Animation	$59,310
Design	$58,056
Drafting	$52,708
Fashion Design	$58,630
Game Design	$83,310
Graphic Design	$51,220
Industrial Design	$58,520
Interior Design	$49,810
Visual Communications	$51,398
Web Design	$51,220

In Illinois, 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 Illinois

associate	64
bachelor	68
master	10
doctor	1
Certificate	52
Total	195

As the number of design professionals is increasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 72 accredited design schools in Illinois state is decreasing. In Illinois, there were 2,740 graduates in 2006. And there were 2,291 graduates from design courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 16% percent decrease in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois. 35% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in design.

Design Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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