Fashion Design Schools In California

There are 48 accredited fashion design schools in California for faculty who teach fashion design classes to choose from. The trends in California's fashion design academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in fashion design includes fashion design training at the following levels:

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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

California Vs. National Fashion Design Employment

California	3,990
National	15,060

Of all of the fashion design professionals that work in the US, approximately 27% work in California state.

Employment Growth for Fashion design professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
3,550	4,020	3,900	4,050	3,990

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of fashion design professionals is growing in California. 440 more fashion design professionals were working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 12% growth in the field. This is faster than the trend for fashion design professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of fashion design professionals has shrunk by 4% between 2006 and 2010.

Fashion Design VS. All Professions salaries in California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$68,290	$74,310	$75,110	$81,490	$72,500
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Fashion Design
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of fashion design professionals is growing, the salaries paid to fashion design professionals are increasing in California. Fashion design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $68,290 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $72,500 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Fashion design professionals in California

10th percentile	$32,650
25th percentile	$42,680
50th percentile	$63,740
75th percentile	$85,790
90th percentile	$125,980

This represents a growth in salaries of 6%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In California state, within the field of fashion design, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid fashion design professionals earn 286% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Fashion design professionals and related professions in California

Art	$72,362
Design	$62,608
Fashion Design	$72,500
Fashion Marketing	$84,310
Fashion Merchandising	$63,648
Graphic Design	$57,240

In California, fashion design professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Fashion Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	45
bachelor	14
master	2
doctor	0
Certificate	54
Total	115

The number of students graduating from the 48 accredited fashion design schools in California is decreasing. In 2006, 1,530 students graduated from fashion design courses in California. And in 2010, 1,368 students graduated.

Thus there was a 11% percent decrease in the number of fashion design school degree or certificate graduates in California. A majority of these graduates, or 47%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in fashion design.

Fashion Design Faculty Salaries in California

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