Interior Design Schools In Iowa
There are 6 accredited interior design schools in Iowa for faculty who teach interior design classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in interior design in the state of Iowa, which encompasses interior design training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Interior Design
- Bachelors degree in Interior Design
- Masters degree in Interior Design
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Professional Trends
Iowa Vs. National Interior Design Employment
| Iowa | 320 |
| National | 40,120 |
Of all of the interior design professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Iowa state.
Employment Growth for Interior design professionals In Iowa
| 370 | 310 | 360 | 290 | 320 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Interior Design is a shrinking field in Iowa. 50 less interior design professionals were working in Iowa in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Iowa, this field has shrunk by 14% in four years. This decline is slower 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 Iowa
| $34,570 | $36,890 | $38,800 | $39,170 | $43,400 |
| $40,051 | $42,531 | $43,384 | $44,580 | $45,125 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Interior Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by interior design professionals is increasing in Iowa. Interior design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,570 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $43,400 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Interior design professionals in Iowa
10th percentile |
$24,770 |
25th percentile |
$30,990 |
50th percentile |
$38,820 |
75th percentile |
$49,650 |
90th percentile |
$63,870 |
Thus, interior design professionals' salaries grew by 20% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Iowa, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of interior design. The pay differential between the highest paid interior design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 158%
Average Salaries for Interior design professionals and related professions in Iowa
Art |
$50,792 |
Design |
$45,685 |
Graphic Design |
$39,710 |
Interior Design |
$43,400 |
Interior design professionals in Iowa earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Interior Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Iowa
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 7 |
As the number of interior design professionals is decreasing in Iowa state, the number of students graduating from the 6 accredited interior design schools in Iowa state is decreasing. In Iowa, there were 108 graduates in 2006. And there were 94 graduates from interior design courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 13% percent decrease in the number of interior design school degree or certificate graduates in Iowa. Most of these graduates, or 57%, earned a associate's degree in interior design.