Game Design Schools In Florida
Florida has 3 accredited game design schools where game design faculty who teach game design classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in game design in the state of Florida, which encompasses game design training at the following levels:
- Game Design Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Game Design
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Professional Trends
Florida Vs. National Game Design Employment
| Florida | 50,350 |
| National | 1,054,840 |
Of all of the game design professionals in the country, nearly 5% are in the state of Florida.
Employment Growth for Game design professionals In Florida
| 11,970 | 13,360 | 14,100 | 13,160 | 50,350 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Florida, the field of game design is growing. 38,380 more game design professionals were working in Florida in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Florida, this field has grown by 321% in four years. This is slower than the trend for game design professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of game design professionals has grown by 375% between 2006 and 2010.
Game Design VS. All Professions salaries in Florida
| $49,635 | $49,945 | $53,540 | $54,640 | $64,575 |
| $43,191 | $44,171 | $45,158 | $47,627 | $48,473 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Game Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by game design professionals is increasing in Florida. Game design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $49,635 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $64,575 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Game design professionals in Florida
10th percentile |
$36,768 |
25th percentile |
$46,852 |
50th percentile |
$60,932 |
75th percentile |
$77,850 |
90th percentile |
$98,520 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 23%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Florida, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of game design. The pay differential between the highest paid game design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 168%
Average Salaries for Game design professionals and related professions in Florida
Art |
$50,608 |
Computer Animation |
$54,440 |
Computer Programming |
$65,110 |
Computer Science |
$71,806 |
Design |
$49,632 |
Game Design |
$64,575 |
Video Game Design |
$60,560 |
Visual Communications |
$39,060 |
In Florida, game design professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Game Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Florida
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 3 |
A majority of these graduates, or 67%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in game design.