Design Schools In New Jersey
In New Jersey, there are 26 accredited schools where design classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the design academic community in New Jersey, and the future trends in design training at the following levels:
- Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Design
- Bachelors degree in Design
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Professional Trends
New Jersey Vs. National Design Employment
| New Jersey | 11,270 |
| National | 370,320 |
Approximately 3% of the country's design professionals work in New Jersey state.
Employment Growth for Design professionals In New Jersey
| 12,290 | 12,540 | 12,340 | 11,790 | 11,270 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Jersey, design is a shrinking field. There were 1,020 less design professionals working in New Jersey in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of design professionals has shrunk by 8%. This is slower 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 New Jersey
| $53,050 | $53,781 | $54,104 | $58,983 | $50,834 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to design professionals are declining in New Jersey. Design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $53,050 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $50,834 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Design professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$27,258 |
25th percentile |
$35,184 |
50th percentile |
$46,839 |
75th percentile |
$62,412 |
90th percentile |
$80,601 |
This represents a 4% decline in salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. There is a 196% 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 New Jersey.
Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in New Jersey
Computer Animation |
$60,430 |
Design |
$50,834 |
Drafting |
$55,878 |
Fashion Design |
$68,930 |
Game Design |
$79,620 |
Graphic Design |
$50,720 |
Industrial Design |
$67,200 |
Interior Design |
$54,270 |
Visual Communications |
$48,460 |
Web Design |
$50,720 |
In New Jersey, 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 New Jersey
associate |
16 |
bachelor |
15 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
16 |
| Total | 47 |
The number of students graduating from the 26 accredited design schools in New Jersey is decreasing. In 2006, 715 students graduated from design courses in New Jersey. And in 2010, 641 students graduated.
Thus there was a 10% percent decrease in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in New Jersey. A majority of these graduates, or 34%, graduated with a associate's degree in design.