Video Game Design Schools In Florida
Video Game Design classes faculty can choose to work at one of 13 accredited video game design schools in Florida. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of video game design and video game design training in Florida, which includes video game design training at the following levels:
- Video Game Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Video Game Design
- Bachelors degree in Video Game Design
- Masters degree in Video Game Design
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Professional Trends
Florida Vs. National Video Game Design Employment
| Florida | 50,350 |
| National | 1,051,700 |
Of all of the video game design professionals in the country, nearly 5% are in the state of Florida.
Employment Growth for Video game design professionals In Florida
| 11,930 | 13,040 | 13,960 | 12,870 | 50,350 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of video game design professionals is growing in Florida. 38,420 more video game design professionals were working in Florida in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of video game design has grown by 322% in Florida. This is slower than the trend for video game design professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of video game design professionals has grown by 384% between 2006 and 2010.
Video Game Design VS. All Professions salaries in Florida
| $42,555 | $44,170 | $44,870 | $48,210 | $60,560 |
| $43,191 | $44,171 | $45,158 | $47,627 | $48,473 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Video Game Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to video game design professionals are growing in Florida. In 2006 video game design professionals made a mean salary of $42,555 per year, and in 2010 they made $60,560 per year.
Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals in Florida
10th percentile |
$34,692 |
25th percentile |
$44,038 |
50th percentile |
$57,248 |
75th percentile |
$73,128 |
90th percentile |
$90,962 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 30%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 162% pay differential between the highest paid video game design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of video game design in Florida.
Average Salaries for Video game design professionals and related professions in Florida
Computer Animation |
$54,440 |
Computer Programming |
$65,110 |
Computer Science |
$71,806 |
Game Design |
$64,575 |
Video Game Design |
$60,560 |
In Florida, video game design professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Video Game Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Florida
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 17 |
As the number of video game design professionals is increasing in Florida state, the number of students graduating from the 13 accredited video game design schools in Florida state is also increasing. In 2006, 48 students graduated from video game design courses in Florida. And in 2010, 514 students graduated.
Thus there was a 971% percent increase in the number of video game design school degree or certificate graduates in Florida. 53% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in video game design.