Interior Design Schools In Missouri
There are 6 accredited interior design schools in Missouri for faculty who teach interior design classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the interior design academic community in Missouri, and the future trends in interior design training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Interior Design
- Bachelors degree in Interior Design
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Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Interior Design Employment
| Missouri | 810 |
| National | 40,120 |
Approximately 2% of the country's interior design professionals work in Missouri state.
Employment Growth for Interior design professionals In Missouri
| 1,320 | 1,350 | 1,310 | 1,010 | 810 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Missouri, the field of interior design is shrinking. In Missouri, 510 less interior design professionals were working 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 national trend for interior design professionals which shows a 23% decrease in the number of interior design professionals working around the nation.
Interior Design VS. All Professions salaries in Missouri
| $40,600 | $45,100 | $44,330 | $47,650 | $45,970 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Interior Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to interior design professionals are growing in Missouri. The mean salary for interior design professionals in 2006 was $40,600 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $45,970 per year.
Salary percentiles for Interior design professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$24,970 |
25th percentile |
$32,110 |
50th percentile |
$42,410 |
75th percentile |
$55,350 |
90th percentile |
$73,760 |
This represents a 12% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 195% 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 Missouri.
Average Salaries for Interior design professionals and related professions in Missouri
Art |
$53,586 |
Design |
$47,660 |
Fashion Design |
$50,540 |
Graphic Design |
$44,910 |
Interior Design |
$45,970 |
In Missouri, interior design professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Interior Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Missouri
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 8 |
As the number of interior design professionals is decreasing in Missouri state, the number of students graduating from the 6 accredited interior design schools in Missouri state is decreasing. In Missouri, there were 126 graduates in 2006. And there were 65 graduates from interior design courses in 2010.
This represents a 48% decrease in the number of interior design degree or certificate school graduates in Missouri state. Most of these graduates, or 63%, earned an bachelor's degree in interior design.