Interior Design Schools In Arizona
Arizona has 12 accredited interior design schools where interior design faculty who teach interior design classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in interior design in the state of Arizona, which encompasses interior design training at the following levels:
- Interior Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Interior Design
- Bachelors degree in Interior Design
Statistics
Professional Trends
Arizona Vs. National Interior Design Employment
| Arizona | 830 |
| National | 40,120 |
Of all of the interior design professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Arizona state.
Employment Growth for Interior design professionals In Arizona
| 1,370 | 940 | 880 | 880 | 830 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Arizona, the field of interior design is shrinking. In Arizona, 540 less interior design professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 39% decline in the field. This is faster than the trend for interior design professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of interior design professionals has shrunk by 23% between 2006 and 2010.
Interior Design VS. All Professions salaries in Arizona
| $39,760 | $43,130 | $44,640 | $48,600 | $51,270 |
| $42,177 | $43,423 | $45,140 | $46,513 | $48,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Interior Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Arizona, as the number of interior design professionals is declining, the salaries earned by interior design professionals are increasing. Interior design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $39,760 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $51,270 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Interior design professionals in Arizona
10th percentile |
$31,900 |
25th percentile |
$41,010 |
50th percentile |
$49,970 |
75th percentile |
$61,630 |
90th percentile |
$74,330 |
Thus, interior design professionals' salaries grew by 22% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of interior design, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid interior design professionals earning 133% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Arizona state.
Average Salaries for Interior design professionals and related professions in Arizona
Art |
$53,772 |
Design |
$48,397 |
Graphic Design |
$43,480 |
Interior Design |
$51,270 |
In Arizona, interior design professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Interior Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arizona
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
8 |
| Total | 19 |
As the number of interior design professionals is decreasing in Arizona state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited interior design schools in Arizona state is increasing. In 2006 there were 232 interior design graduates from interior design courses in Arizona and in 2010 there were 284 graduates.
This represents a 22% increase in the number of interior design degree or certificate school graduates in Arizona state. Most of these graduates, or 42%, earned an undergraduate certificate in interior design.