Fashion Merchandising Schools In Arizona
Fashion Merchandising classes faculty can choose to work at one of 4 accredited fashion merchandising schools in Arizona. The trends in Arizona's fashion merchandising academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in fashion merchandising includes fashion merchandising training at the following levels:
- Fashion Merchandising Certificate
- Associates degree in Fashion Merchandising
- Bachelors degree in Fashion Merchandising
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Professional Trends
Arizona Vs. National Fashion Merchandising Employment
| Arizona | 113,800 |
| National | 5,852,730 |
Of all of the fashion merchandising professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Arizona state.
Employment Growth for Fashion merchandising professionals In Arizona
| 113,630 | 120,380 | 121,580 | 115,930 | 113,800 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
Fashion Merchandising is a growing field in Arizona. In Arizona, 170 more fashion merchandising professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of fashion merchandising has grown by 0% in Arizona. This growth is slower than the national trend for fashion merchandising professionals which shows a 4% decrease in the number of fashion merchandising professionals working around the nation.
Fashion Merchandising VS. All Professions salaries in Arizona
| $48,975 | $50,035 | $52,350 | $54,190 | $56,618 |
| $42,177 | $43,423 | $45,140 | $46,513 | $48,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Fashion Merchandising
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by fashion merchandising professionals is increasing in Arizona. In 2006 fashion merchandising professionals made a mean salary of $48,975 per year, and in 2010 they made $56,618 per year.
Salary percentiles for Fashion merchandising professionals in Arizona
10th percentile |
$31,932 |
25th percentile |
$39,678 |
50th percentile |
$52,685 |
75th percentile |
$68,902 |
90th percentile |
$86,595 |
This represents a 13% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Arizona, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of fashion merchandising. The pay differential between the highest paid fashion merchandising professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 171%
Average Salaries for Fashion merchandising professionals and related professions in Arizona
Advertising |
$75,008 |
Business Administration |
$78,543 |
Business Management |
$89,260 |
Fashion |
$52,338 |
Fashion Marketing |
$64,120 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$56,618 |
International Business |
$86,278 |
Marketing |
$85,213 |
Small Business |
$102,650 |
In Arizona, fashion merchandising professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Fashion Merchandising programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arizona
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 5 |
As the number of fashion merchandising professionals is increasing in Arizona state, the number of students graduating from the 4 accredited fashion merchandising schools in Arizona state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 16 fashion merchandising graduates from fashion merchandising courses in Arizona and in 2010 there were 35 graduates.
Thus there was a 119% percent increase in the number of fashion merchandising school degree or certificate graduates in Arizona. A majority of these graduates, or 40%, graduated with an associate's degree in fashion merchandising.