Fashion Design Schools In Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, there are 8 accredited schools where fashion design classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the fashion design academic community in Pennsylvania, and the future trends in fashion design training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Fashion Design
- Bachelors degree in Fashion Design
- Masters degree in Fashion Design
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Professional Trends
Pennsylvania Vs. National Fashion Design Employment
| Pennsylvania | 160 |
| National | 15,060 |
Of all of the fashion design professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Pennsylvania.
Employment Growth for Fashion design professionals In Pennsylvania
| 360 | 260 | 280 | 220 | 160 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Pennsylvania, the field of fashion design is shrinking. There were 200 less fashion design professionals working in Pennsylvania in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Pennsylvania, this field has shrunk by 56% in four years. This decline is faster than the national trend for fashion design professionals which shows a 4% decrease in the number of fashion design professionals working around the nation.
Fashion Design VS. All Professions salaries in Pennsylvania
| $48,250 | $55,330 | $50,610 | $51,270 | $52,790 |
| $44,448 | $45,778 | $47,594 | $49,448 | $50,581 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Fashion Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of fashion design professionals is declining, the salaries paid to fashion design professionals are increasing in Pennsylvania. Fashion design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $48,250 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $52,790 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Fashion design professionals in Pennsylvania
10th percentile |
$23,880 |
25th percentile |
$31,230 |
50th percentile |
$45,520 |
75th percentile |
$64,640 |
90th percentile |
$84,390 |
This represents a 9% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Pennsylvania state, within the field of fashion design, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid fashion design professionals earn 253% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Fashion design professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania
Art |
$52,860 |
Design |
$49,751 |
Fashion Design |
$52,790 |
Fashion Marketing |
$77,120 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$60,325 |
Graphic Design |
$43,470 |
In Pennsylvania, fashion design professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Fashion Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 10 |
As the number of fashion design professionals is decreasing in Pennsylvania state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited fashion design schools in Pennsylvania state is increasing. In 2006, 177 students graduated from fashion design courses in Pennsylvania. And in 2010, 197 students graduated.
Thus there was a 11% percent increase in the number of fashion design school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania. 60% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in fashion design.