Video Game Design Schools
In Mesa, Arizona
In Mesa, there is only one video game design school where video game design faculty can find employment. The trends in Mesa's video game design academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes video game design training at the video game design certificate level.
Statistics
Professional Trends
Mesa Vs. Arizona Video Game Design Employment
| Mesa | 13,240 |
| Arizona | 16,620 |
Exactly 13,240 of Arizona's 16,620 video game design professionals work in Mesa. The number of video game design professionals in Mesa has grown by 322% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for video game design professionals in Mesa has increased, overall employment in Mesa has also increased.
Mesa Vs. Arizona Video Game Design employment growth
| 4,180 | 4,070 | 3,870 | 3,440 | 16,620 |
| 3,140 | 3,210 | 3,050 | 2,700 | 13,240 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Grey: Arizona
- Dark Yellow: Mesa
Video Game Design VS. All professions salaries in Mesa
| $45,690 | $44,925 | $49,720 | $50,435 | $69,260 |
| $37,130 | $38,360 | $40,110 | $41,930 | $43,450 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Video Game Design in Mesa
- Dark Yellow: All Professions in Mesa
As the number of video game design professionals in Mesa has grown, salaries for video game design professionals have also increased. Mesa video game design professionals made $69,260 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for video game design professionals in Mesa was $45,690 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Mesa.
Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals in Mesa
10th percentile |
$39,925 |
25th percentile |
$50,912 |
50th percentile |
$67,380 |
75th percentile |
$83,912 |
90th percentile |
$104,425 |
Video game design professionals in Mesa earn a median salary of $67,380 per year. The difference in pay between the video game design professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 162%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $39,925 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $104,425 per year.
Average Salaries for Video game design professionals and related professions in Mesa
Computer Animation |
$64,080 |
Game Design |
$68,593 |
Video Game Design |
$69,260 |
Computer Programming |
$75,910 |
Computer Science |
$81,470 |
Mesa video game design professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.
Educational Trends
Video Game Design schools in Mesa
Many of Mesa's video game design professionals are graduates of the only accredited video game design school in the city.
Video Game Design Programs Offered In Mesa
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 1 |
There is one degree and certificate program in video game design offered by Mesa's video game design school.
Student Completed Video Game Design Degrees In Mesa
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 2 |
In 2010 approximately 2 students completed video game design courses.