Design Schools In Missouri
In Missouri, there are 43 accredited schools where design classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Missouri'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
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Design Employment
| Missouri | 7,000 |
| National | 370,320 |
Of all of the design professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Missouri.
Employment Growth for Design professionals In Missouri
| 8,180 | 8,510 | 8,410 | 7,710 | 7,000 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Missouri, the field of design is shrinking. In Missouri, 1,180 less design professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of design professionals has shrunk by 14%. 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 Missouri
| $45,583 | $46,609 | $45,666 | $47,749 | $47,660 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 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 Missouri. The mean salary for design professionals in 2006 was $45,583 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $47,660 per year.
Salary percentiles for Design professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$24,456 |
25th percentile |
$31,457 |
50th percentile |
$43,151 |
75th percentile |
$60,264 |
90th percentile |
$77,134 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 4%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Missouri state, within the field of design, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid design professionals earn 215% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in Missouri
Computer Animation |
$50,050 |
Design |
$47,660 |
Drafting |
$48,898 |
Fashion Design |
$50,540 |
Game Design |
$67,275 |
Graphic Design |
$44,910 |
Industrial Design |
$52,330 |
Interior Design |
$45,970 |
Visual Communications |
$46,380 |
Web Design |
$44,910 |
In Missouri, 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 Missouri
associate |
23 |
bachelor |
30 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
17 |
| Total | 70 |
As the number of design professionals is decreasing in Missouri state, the number of students graduating from the 43 accredited design schools in Missouri state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 685 design graduates from design courses in Missouri and in 2010 there were 588 graduates.
This represents a 14% decrease in the number of design degree or certificate school graduates in Missouri state. 43% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in design.