Industrial Design Schools In Michigan
Michigan has 7 accredited industrial design schools where industrial design faculty who teach industrial design classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in industrial design in the state of Michigan, which encompasses industrial design training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Industrial Design
- Bachelors degree in Industrial Design
- Masters degree in Industrial Design
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Professional Trends
Michigan Vs. National Industrial Design Employment
| Michigan | 4,000 |
| National | 28,670 |
Of all of the industrial design professionals in the country, nearly 14% are in the state of Michigan.
Employment Growth for Industrial design professionals In Michigan
| 5,450 | 5,800 | 5,060 | 4,530 | 4,000 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Michigan, industrial design is a shrinking field. 1,450 less industrial design professionals were working in Michigan in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of industrial design has shrunk by 27% in Michigan. This decline 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 Michigan
| $69,440 | $69,920 | $71,360 | $71,660 | $72,000 |
| $45,563 | $47,071 | $48,208 | $48,728 | $49,286 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Industrial Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by industrial design professionals is increasing in Michigan. Industrial design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $69,440 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $72,000 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Industrial design professionals in Michigan
10th percentile |
$40,380 |
25th percentile |
$54,290 |
50th percentile |
$75,520 |
75th percentile |
$89,190 |
90th percentile |
$103,220 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 4%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Michigan state, within the field of industrial design, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid industrial design professionals earn 156% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Industrial design professionals and related professions in Michigan
Architecture |
$63,567 |
Art |
$49,462 |
Civil Engineering |
$57,977 |
Design |
$49,267 |
Drafting |
$49,305 |
Graphic Design |
$42,220 |
Industrial Design |
$72,000 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$65,468 |
Industrial design professionals in Michigan earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Industrial Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Michigan
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 8 |
As the number of industrial design professionals is decreasing in Michigan state, the number of students graduating from the 7 accredited industrial design schools in Michigan state is decreasing. In Michigan, there were 107 graduates in 2006. And there were 83 graduates from industrial design courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 22% percent decrease in the number of industrial design school degree or certificate graduates in Michigan. Most of these graduates, or 38%, earned a associate's degree in industrial design.