Fashion Schools In California
There are 40 accredited fashion schools in California for faculty who teach fashion classes to choose from. The trends in California's fashion academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in fashion includes fashion training at the following levels:
- Fashion Certificate
- Associates degree in Fashion
- Bachelors degree in Fashion
- Masters degree in Fashion
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
California Vs. National Fashion Employment
| California | 497,110 |
| National | 4,625,040 |
Of all of the fashion professionals that work in the US, approximately 11% work in California state.
Employment Growth for Fashion professionals In California
| 558,370 | 568,650 | 565,820 | 526,700 | 497,110 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of fashion professionals is shrinking in California. In 2010 there were 61,260 less fashion professionals working in California than there were in 2006. Thus, in California, this field has shrunk by 11% in four years. This decline is faster than the change in the number of fashion professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of fashion professionals has shrunk by 6% from 2006 to 2010.
Fashion VS. All Professions salaries in California
| $53,792 | $50,564 | $56,104 | $57,402 | $58,177 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Fashion
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of fashion professionals is declining, the salaries paid to fashion professionals are increasing in California. The mean salary for fashion professionals in 2006 was $53,792 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $58,177 per year.
Salary percentiles for Fashion professionals in California
10th percentile |
$29,818 |
25th percentile |
$38,324 |
50th percentile |
$51,468 |
75th percentile |
$56,615 |
90th percentile |
$62,277 |
This represents a 8% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of California, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of fashion. The pay differential between the highest paid fashion professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 127%
Average Salaries for Fashion professionals and related professions in California
Art |
$72,362 |
Fashion |
$58,177 |
Fashion Design |
$72,500 |
Fashion Marketing |
$84,310 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$63,648 |
Fashion professionals in California earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Fashion programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
35 |
bachelor |
21 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
33 |
| Total | 90 |
The number of students graduating from the 40 accredited fashion schools in California is increasing. In California, there were 1,898 graduates in 2006. And there were 2,288 graduates from fashion courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 21% percent increase in the number of fashion school degree or certificate graduates in California. A majority of these graduates, or 39%, graduated with a associate's degree in fashion.