Fashion Design Schools In New Jersey
New Jersey has 3 accredited fashion design schools where fashion design faculty who teach fashion design classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the fashion design academic community in New Jersey, and the future trends in fashion design training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Fashion Design
- Bachelors degree in Fashion Design
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Professional Trends
New Jersey Vs. National Fashion Design Employment
| New Jersey | 490 |
| National | 15,060 |
Of all of the fashion design professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in New Jersey state.
Employment Growth for Fashion design professionals In New Jersey
| 470 | 470 | 420 | 460 | 490 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Jersey, fashion design is a growing field. There were 20 more fashion design professionals working in New Jersey in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of fashion design professionals has grown by 4%. This is slower 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 New Jersey
| $67,860 | $65,850 | $65,640 | $71,570 | $68,930 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Fashion Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to fashion design professionals are growing in New Jersey. Fashion design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $67,860 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $68,930 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Fashion design professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$29,350 |
25th percentile |
$39,630 |
50th percentile |
$58,970 |
75th percentile |
$87,830 |
90th percentile |
$118,820 |
Thus, fashion design professionals' salaries grew by 2% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of New Jersey, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of fashion design. The pay differential between the highest paid fashion design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 305%
Average Salaries for Fashion design professionals and related professions in New Jersey
Art |
$58,296 |
Design |
$50,834 |
Fashion Design |
$68,930 |
Fashion Marketing |
$87,860 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$69,255 |
Graphic Design |
$50,720 |
Fashion design professionals in New Jersey earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Fashion Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 4 |
The number of students graduating from the 3 accredited fashion design schools in New Jersey is increasing. In 2006 there were 20 fashion design graduates from fashion design courses in New Jersey and in 2010 there were 105 graduates.
This represents a 425% increase in the number of fashion design degree or certificate school graduates in New Jersey state. 50% of these graduates received an associate's degree in fashion design.