Game Design Schools In New Hampshire
New Hampshire has is only one accredited game design school where game design faculty who teach game design classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the game design academic community in New Hampshire, and the future trends in game design training at the game design bachelors degree level.
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New Hampshire Vs. National Game Design Employment
| New Hampshire | 7,000 |
| National | 1,054,840 |
Of all of the game design professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in New Hampshire state.
Employment Growth for Game design professionals In New Hampshire
| 950 | 950 | 1,150 | 1,000 | 7,000 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Game Design is a growing field in New Hampshire. 6,050 more game design professionals were working in New Hampshire in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of game design professionals has grown by 637%. This is faster 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 New Hampshire
| $59,485 | $53,240 | $59,545 | $55,185 | $67,612 |
| $44,114 | $44,490 | $46,685 | $47,881 | $50,182 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Game Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to game design professionals are growing in New Hampshire. In 2006 game design professionals made a mean salary of $59,485 per year, and in 2010 they made $67,612 per year.
Salary percentiles for Game design professionals in New Hampshire
10th percentile |
$41,585 |
25th percentile |
$50,632 |
50th percentile |
$66,020 |
75th percentile |
$82,490 |
90th percentile |
$97,365 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 12%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 134% pay differential between the highest paid game design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of game design in New Hampshire.
Average Salaries for Game design professionals and related professions in New Hampshire
Art |
$70,720 |
Computer Programming |
$65,960 |
Computer Science |
$74,754 |
Design |
$52,689 |
Game Design |
$67,612 |
Video Game Design |
$66,577 |
Visual Communications |
$49,193 |
In New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 1 |
Most of these graduates, or 100%, earned a bachelor's degree in game design.