Design Schools In New Mexico
Design classes faculty can choose to work at one of 16 accredited design schools in New Mexico. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in design in the state of New Mexico, which encompasses design training at the following levels:
- Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Design
- Bachelors degree in Design
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
New Mexico Vs. National Design Employment
| New Mexico | 1,100 |
| National | 370,320 |
Approximately 0% of the country's design professionals work in New Mexico state.
Employment Growth for Design professionals In New Mexico
| 1,550 | 1,670 | 1,420 | 1,360 | 1,100 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Mexico, the field of design is shrinking. There were 450 less design professionals working in New Mexico in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in New Mexico, this field has shrunk by 29% in four years. This decline 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 New Mexico
| $40,596 | $42,480 | $44,030 | $42,114 | $41,245 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to design professionals are growing in New Mexico. In 2006 design professionals made a mean salary of $40,596 per year, and in 2010 they made $41,245 per year.
Salary percentiles for Design professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$25,482 |
25th percentile |
$31,565 |
50th percentile |
$40,700 |
75th percentile |
$50,028 |
90th percentile |
$57,585 |
Thus, design professionals' salaries grew by 2% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 126% 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 Mexico.
Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in New Mexico
Design |
$41,245 |
Drafting |
$49,243 |
Game Design |
$69,660 |
Graphic Design |
$44,910 |
Interior Design |
$48,770 |
Visual Communications |
$45,315 |
Web Design |
$44,910 |
In New Mexico, design professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Mexico
associate |
16 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
8 |
| Total | 32 |
The number of students graduating from the 16 accredited design schools in New Mexico is decreasing. In New Mexico, there were 118 graduates in 2006. And there were 110 graduates from design courses in 2010.
This represents a 7% decrease in the number of design degree or certificate school graduates in New Mexico state. Most of these graduates, or 50%, earned a associate's degree in design.