Interior Design Schools In Georgia
In Georgia, there are 13 accredited schools where interior design classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Georgia's interior design academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in interior design includes interior design training at the following levels:
- Interior Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Interior Design
- Bachelors degree in Interior Design
- Masters degree in Interior Design
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Georgia Vs. National Interior Design Employment
| Georgia | 1,220 |
| National | 40,120 |
Of all of the interior design professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in Georgia state.
Employment Growth for Interior design professionals In Georgia
| 2,330 | 2,200 | 1,960 | 1,680 | 1,220 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Georgia, the field of interior design is shrinking. In Georgia, 1,110 less interior design professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of interior design has shrunk by 48% in Georgia. This decline is faster than the change in the number of interior design professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of interior design professionals has shrunk by 23% from 2006 to 2010.
Interior Design VS. All Professions salaries in Georgia
| $46,980 | $50,700 | $51,500 | $50,050 | $51,200 |
| $42,452 | $44,373 | $45,309 | $46,939 | $48,171 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Interior Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to interior design professionals are growing in Georgia. Interior design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $46,980 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $51,200 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Interior design professionals in Georgia
10th percentile |
$25,390 |
25th percentile |
$35,880 |
50th percentile |
$47,940 |
75th percentile |
$65,370 |
90th percentile |
$82,810 |
Thus, there was a 8% growth in interior design professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 226% pay differential between the highest paid interior design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of interior design in Georgia.
Average Salaries for Interior design professionals and related professions in Georgia
Art |
$54,884 |
Design |
$52,966 |
Fashion Design |
$62,260 |
Graphic Design |
$48,760 |
Interior Design |
$51,200 |
Interior design professionals in Georgia earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Interior Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Georgia
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 20 |
As the number of interior design professionals is decreasing in Georgia state, the number of students graduating from the 13 accredited interior design schools in Georgia state is increasing. In Georgia, there were 237 graduates in 2006. And there were 281 graduates from interior design courses in 2010.
This represents a 19% increase in the number of interior design degree or certificate school graduates in Georgia state. 40% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in interior design.