Design Schools In North Carolina

Design classes faculty can choose to work at one of 52 accredited design schools in North Carolina. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of design and design training in North Carolina, which includes 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

North Carolina Vs. National Design Employment

North Carolina	9,100
National	370,320

Approximately 2% of the country's design professionals work in North Carolina state.

Employment Growth for Design professionals In North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
9,010	9,640	10,140	9,810	9,100

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of design professionals is growing in North Carolina. There were 90 more design professionals working in North Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of design professionals has grown by 1%. This growth is slower 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 North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$43,983	$47,051	$49,515	$52,581	$46,424
$42,193	$43,618	$45,387	$46,982	$48,254

Light Blue: Design
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to design professionals are growing in North Carolina. The mean salary for design professionals in 2006 was $43,983 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $46,424 per year.

Salary percentiles for Design professionals in North Carolina

10th percentile	$24,265
25th percentile	$30,155
50th percentile	$40,819
75th percentile	$56,961
90th percentile	$73,103

This represents a growth in salaries of 5%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of North Carolina, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of design. The pay differential between the highest paid design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 133%

Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in North Carolina

Computer Animation	$56,490
Design	$46,424
Drafting	$52,200
Fashion Design	$0
Game Design	$74,858
Graphic Design	$43,550
Industrial Design	$67,850
Interior Design	$47,360
Visual Communications	$38,738
Web Design	$43,550

In North Carolina, design professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in North Carolina

associate	42
bachelor	37
master	4
doctor	1
Certificate	31
Total	115

The number of students graduating from the 52 accredited design schools in North Carolina is increasing. In 2006, 919 students graduated from design courses in North Carolina. And in 2010, 1,121 students graduated.

There was an increase in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in North Carolina by 22%. Most of these graduates, or 37%, earned a associate's degree in design.

Design Faculty Salaries in North Carolina

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The number of design faculty, growth in the field of design academia and design faculty salaries in North Carolina, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching design courses to students at the certificate in design, associates degree in design, bachelors degree in design, masters degree in design, and doctoral degree in design levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of design in North Carolina. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.