Industrial Design Schools In Illinois
Illinois has 4 accredited industrial design schools where industrial design faculty who teach industrial design classes can find employment. The trends in Illinois' industrial design academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in industrial design includes industrial design training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Industrial Design
- Masters degree in Industrial Design
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Professional Trends
Illinois Vs. National Industrial Design Employment
| Illinois | 1,890 |
| National | 28,670 |
Of all of the industrial design professionals in the country, nearly 7% are in the state of Illinois.
Employment Growth for Industrial design professionals In Illinois
| 750 | 1,030 | 1,250 | 1,280 | 1,890 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of industrial design professionals is growing in Illinois. In 2010 there were 1,140 more industrial design professionals working in Illinois than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of industrial design professionals has grown by 152%. This growth is faster than the change in the number of industrial design professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of industrial design professionals has shrunk by 15% from 2006 to 2010.
Industrial Design VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois
| $59,060 | $46,860 | $48,560 | $51,740 | $58,520 |
| $46,261 | $48,114 | $49,602 | $50,552 | $51,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Industrial Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by industrial design professionals is decreasing in Illinois. In 2006 industrial design professionals made a mean salary of $59,060 per year, and in 2010 they made $58,520 per year.
Salary percentiles for Industrial design professionals in Illinois
10th percentile |
$31,390 |
25th percentile |
$42,120 |
50th percentile |
$55,330 |
75th percentile |
$75,610 |
90th percentile |
$88,310 |
This represents a 1% decline in salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. Within the field of industrial design, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid industrial design professionals earning 181% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Illinois state.
Average Salaries for Industrial design professionals and related professions in Illinois
Architecture |
$62,530 |
Art |
$62,060 |
Civil Engineering |
$60,400 |
Design |
$58,056 |
Drafting |
$52,708 |
Graphic Design |
$51,220 |
Industrial Design |
$58,520 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$65,298 |
Industrial design professionals in Illinois earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Industrial Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 5 |
As the number of industrial design professionals is increasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 4 accredited industrial design schools in Illinois state is also increasing. In Illinois, there were 62 graduates in 2006. And there were 69 graduates from industrial design courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 11% percent increase in the number of industrial design school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois. A majority of these graduates, or 60%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial design.