Fashion Schools In Louisiana
There are 3 accredited fashion schools in Louisiana for faculty who teach fashion classes to choose from. The trends in Louisiana'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
- Bachelors degree in Fashion
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Louisiana Vs. National Fashion Employment
| Louisiana | 62,310 |
| National | 4,625,040 |
Of all of the fashion professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Louisiana state.
Employment Growth for Fashion professionals In Louisiana
| 61,050 | 62,540 | 63,030 | 62,750 | 62,310 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Fashion is a growing field in Louisiana. 1,260 more fashion professionals were working in Louisiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 2% growth in the field. This growth is slower 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 Louisiana
| $37,732 | $36,839 | $41,935 | $40,370 | $39,953 |
| $38,658 | $41,019 | $42,185 | $43,003 | $45,617 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Fashion
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to fashion professionals are growing in Louisiana. The mean salary for fashion professionals in 2006 was $37,732 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $39,953 per year.
Salary percentiles for Fashion professionals in Louisiana
10th percentile |
$23,762 |
25th percentile |
$28,185 |
50th percentile |
$35,902 |
75th percentile |
$47,188 |
90th percentile |
$60,522 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 6%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 155% pay differential between the highest paid fashion professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of fashion in Louisiana.
Average Salaries for Fashion professionals and related professions in Louisiana
Art |
$44,505 |
Fashion |
$39,953 |
Fashion Marketing |
$53,475 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$46,970 |
In Louisiana, fashion professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Fashion programs available for each degree type for all schools in Louisiana
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 3 |
As the number of fashion professionals is increasing in Louisiana state, the number of students graduating from the 3 accredited fashion schools in Louisiana state is also increasing. In Louisiana, there were 85 graduates in 2006. And there were 106 graduates from fashion courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 25% percent increase in the number of fashion school degree or certificate graduates in Louisiana. 67% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in fashion.