Fashion Design Schools In New York
There are 9 accredited fashion design schools in New York for faculty who teach fashion design classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in fashion design in the state of New York, which encompasses fashion design training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Fashion Design
- Bachelors degree in Fashion Design
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Fashion Design Employment
| New York | 7,260 |
| National | 15,060 |
Of all of the fashion design professionals in the country, nearly 49% are in the state of New York.
Employment Growth for Fashion design professionals In New York
| 7,170 | 6,920 | 7,550 | 6,990 | 7,260 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of fashion design professionals is growing in New York. In 2010 there were 90 more fashion design professionals working in New York than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of fashion design professionals has grown by 1%. 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 York
| $78,800 | $80,180 | $80,490 | $79,800 | $81,990 |
| $47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Fashion Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to fashion design professionals are growing in New York. The mean salary for fashion design professionals in 2006 was $78,800 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $81,990 per year.
Salary percentiles for Fashion design professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$36,690 |
25th percentile |
$50,400 |
50th percentile |
$71,740 |
75th percentile |
$98,690 |
90th percentile |
$146,110 |
Thus, fashion design professionals' salaries grew by 4% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In New York state, within the field of fashion design, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid fashion design professionals earn 298% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Fashion design professionals and related professions in New York
Art |
$70,104 |
Design |
$67,914 |
Fashion Design |
$81,990 |
Fashion Marketing |
$95,855 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$65,222 |
Graphic Design |
$57,510 |
In New York, fashion design professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Fashion Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 15 |
As the number of fashion design professionals is increasing in New York state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited fashion design schools in New York state is also increasing. In New York, there were 1,092 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,295 graduates from fashion design courses in 2010.
This represents a 19% increase in the number of fashion design degree or certificate school graduates in New York state. 53% of these graduates received a associate's degree in fashion design.