Game Design Schools In Minnesota
Minnesota has is only one accredited game design school where game design faculty who teach game design classes can find employment. The trends in Minnesota's game design academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in game design includes game design training at the game design level.
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Professional Trends
Minnesota Vs. National Game Design Employment
Minnesota | 26,350 |
National | 1,054,840 |
Of all of the game design professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Minnesota state.
Employment Growth for Game design professionals In Minnesota
6,170 | 6,250 | 6,610 | 6,470 | 26,350 |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In Minnesota, game design is a growing field. 20,180 more game design professionals were working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of game design professionals has grown by 327%. 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 Minnesota
$56,675 | $61,570 | $62,590 | $62,590 | $69,605 |
$45,649 | $48,094 | $49,813 | $50,330 | $51,158 |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Game Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Minnesota, as the number of game design professionals is growing, the salaries earned by game design professionals are increasing. Game design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $56,675 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $69,605 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Game design professionals in Minnesota
10th percentile |
$43,030 |
25th percentile |
$52,680 |
50th percentile |
$66,865 |
75th percentile |
$82,840 |
90th percentile |
$100,265 |
Thus, there was a 19% growth in game design professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of game design, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid game design professionals earning 133% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Minnesota state.
Average Salaries for Game design professionals and related professions in Minnesota
Art |
$48,404 |
Computer Animation |
$51,160 |
Computer Programming |
$70,010 |
Computer Science |
$71,236 |
Design |
$50,424 |
Game Design |
$69,605 |
Video Game Design |
$63,825 |
Visual Communications |
$46,122 |
In Minnesota, 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 Minnesota
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
Total | 1 |
A majority of these graduates, or 100%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in game design.