Graphic Design Schools In Utah
There are 15 accredited graphic design schools in Utah for faculty who teach graphic design classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in graphic design in the state of Utah, which encompasses graphic design training at the following levels:
- Graphic Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Graphic Design
- Bachelors degree in Graphic Design
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Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Graphic Design Employment
| Utah | 2,210 |
| National | 192,240 |
Approximately 1% of the country's graphic design professionals work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for Graphic design professionals In Utah
| 2,210 | 2,490 | 2,560 | 2,410 | 2,210 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of graphic design professionals is shrinking in Utah. Thus, the field of graphic design has shrunk by 0% in Utah. This decline is slower than the change in the number of graphic design professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of graphic design professionals has grown by 1% from 2006 to 2010.
Graphic Design VS. All Professions salaries in Utah
| $35,710 | $37,940 | $40,910 | $42,550 | $41,990 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Graphic Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to graphic design professionals are growing in Utah. The mean salary for graphic design professionals in 2006 was $35,710 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $41,990 per year.
Salary percentiles for Graphic design professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$24,670 |
25th percentile |
$31,670 |
50th percentile |
$40,080 |
75th percentile |
$49,910 |
90th percentile |
$61,800 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of graphic design, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid graphic design professionals earning 151% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Utah state.
Average Salaries for Graphic design professionals and related professions in Utah
Art |
$48,785 |
Computer Animation |
$52,370 |
Design |
$49,218 |
Graphic Design |
$41,990 |
Visual Communications |
$40,242 |
Web Design |
$41,990 |
Graphic design professionals in Utah earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Graphic Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Utah
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 20 |
As the number of graphic design professionals is decreasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 15 accredited graphic design schools in Utah state is increasing. In Utah, there were 63 graduates in 2006. And there were 99 graduates from graphic design courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of graphic design school degree or certificate graduates in Utah by 57%. A majority of these graduates, or 55%, graduated with an associate's degree in graphic design.