Video Game Design Schools In Illinois
Video Game Design classes faculty can choose to work at one of 18 accredited video game design schools in Illinois. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in video game design in the state of Illinois, which encompasses 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
Illinois Vs. National Video Game Design Employment
| Illinois | 46,270 |
| National | 1,051,700 |
Of all of the video game design professionals that work in the US, approximately 4% work in Illinois state.
Employment Growth for Video game design professionals In Illinois
| 10,200 | 11,090 | 10,880 | 10,620 | 46,270 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Video Game Design is a growing field in Illinois. 36,070 more video game design professionals were working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Illinois, this field has grown by 354% in four years. 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 Illinois
| $46,230 | $50,340 | $53,475 | $55,600 | $68,350 |
| $46,261 | $48,114 | $49,602 | $50,552 | $51,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Video Game Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by video game design professionals is increasing in Illinois. Video game design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $46,230 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $68,350 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals in Illinois
10th percentile |
$36,658 |
25th percentile |
$48,665 |
50th percentile |
$63,610 |
75th percentile |
$82,718 |
90th percentile |
$105,550 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 32%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Illinois, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of video game design. The pay differential between the highest paid video game design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 188%
Average Salaries for Video game design professionals and related professions in Illinois
Computer Animation |
$59,310 |
Computer Programming |
$74,220 |
Computer Science |
$69,394 |
Game Design |
$83,310 |
Video Game Design |
$68,350 |
In Illinois, video game design professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Video Game Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
13 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 23 |
As the number of video game design professionals is increasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 18 accredited video game design schools in Illinois state is also increasing. In Illinois, there were 176 graduates in 2006. And there were 241 graduates from video game design courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of video game design school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois by 37%. 57% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in video game design.