Interior Design Schools In Illinois
Illinois has 17 accredited interior design schools where interior design faculty who teach interior design classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of interior design and interior design training in Illinois, which 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
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Professional Trends
Illinois Vs. National Interior Design Employment
| Illinois | 1,760 |
| National | 40,120 |
Of all of the interior design professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of Illinois.
Employment Growth for Interior design professionals In Illinois
| 2,880 | 3,180 | 2,660 | 2,090 | 1,760 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Illinois, the field of interior design is shrinking. There were 1,120 less interior design professionals working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of interior design professionals has shrunk by 39%. 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 Illinois
| $47,720 | $50,090 | $49,890 | $50,660 | $49,810 |
| $46,261 | $48,114 | $49,602 | $50,552 | $51,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Interior Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to interior design professionals are growing in Illinois. In 2006 interior design professionals made a mean salary of $47,720 per year, and in 2010 they made $49,810 per year.
Salary percentiles for Interior design professionals in Illinois
10th percentile |
$26,400 |
25th percentile |
$34,800 |
50th percentile |
$45,540 |
75th percentile |
$62,650 |
90th percentile |
$79,760 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 4%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 202% 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 Illinois.
Average Salaries for Interior design professionals and related professions in Illinois
Art |
$62,060 |
Design |
$58,056 |
Fashion Design |
$58,630 |
Graphic Design |
$51,220 |
Interior Design |
$49,810 |
In Illinois, interior design professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Interior Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois
associate |
7 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 24 |
As the number of interior design professionals is decreasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 17 accredited interior design schools in Illinois state is increasing. In 2006 there were 486 interior design graduates from interior design courses in Illinois and in 2010 there were 513 graduates.
Thus there was a 6% percent increase in the number of interior design school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois. 46% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in interior design.