Design Schools In Indiana

Indiana has 35 accredited design schools where design faculty who teach design classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the design academic community in Indiana, and the future trends in design training at the following levels:

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

Cities

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Professional Trends

Indiana Vs. National Design Employment

Indiana	7,080
National	370,320

Of all of the design professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Indiana state.

Employment Growth for Design professionals In Indiana

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
7,850	7,800	7,960	7,320	7,080

Yellow: Actual Values

Design is a shrinking field in Indiana. 770 less design professionals were working in Indiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of design professionals has shrunk by 10%. 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 Indiana

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$39,249	$41,266	$43,702	$43,315	$45,100
$41,263	$43,445	$44,845	$44,830	$45,974

Light Blue: Design
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of design professionals is declining, the salaries paid to design professionals are increasing in Indiana. Design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $39,249 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $45,100 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Indiana

10th percentile	$25,581
25th percentile	$30,866
50th percentile	$39,955
75th percentile	$53,689
90th percentile	$69,396

This represents a growth in salaries of 13%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 171% 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 Indiana.

Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Indiana

Computer Animation	$46,420
Design	$45,100
Drafting	$47,760
Fashion Design	$54,160
Game Design	$60,745
Graphic Design	$39,400
Industrial Design	$51,830
Interior Design	$39,370
Visual Communications	$43,738
Web Design	$39,400

Design professionals in Indiana earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Indiana

associate	26
bachelor	29
master	2
doctor	0
Certificate	2
Total	59

As the number of design professionals is decreasing in Indiana state, the number of students graduating from the 35 accredited design schools in Indiana state is increasing. In Indiana, there were 491 graduates in 2006. And there were 525 graduates from design courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 7% percent increase in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in Indiana. A majority of these graduates, or 49%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in design.

Design Faculty Salaries in Indiana

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