Video Game Design Schools In Michigan
Video Game Design classes faculty can choose to work at one of 16 accredited video game design schools in Michigan. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the video game design academic community in Michigan, and the future trends in video game design training at the following levels:
- Video Game Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Video Game Design
- Bachelors degree in Video Game Design
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Professional Trends
Michigan Vs. National Video Game Design Employment
| Michigan | 25,370 |
| National | 1,051,700 |
Of all of the video game design professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Michigan.
Employment Growth for Video game design professionals In Michigan
| 6,560 | 6,970 | 5,440 | 5,330 | 25,370 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Video Game Design is a growing field in Michigan. There were 18,810 more video game design professionals working in Michigan in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of video game design professionals has grown by 287%. This growth is slower than the national trend for video game design professionals which shows a 384% increase in the number of video game design professionals working around the nation.
Video Game Design VS. All Professions salaries in Michigan
| $45,590 | $47,315 | $47,670 | $48,190 | $61,948 |
| $45,563 | $47,071 | $48,208 | $48,728 | $49,286 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Video Game Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of video game design professionals is growing, the salaries paid to video game design professionals are increasing in Michigan. Video game design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $45,590 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $61,948 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals in Michigan
10th percentile |
$36,882 |
25th percentile |
$46,285 |
50th percentile |
$59,685 |
75th percentile |
$76,652 |
90th percentile |
$91,452 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 26%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 148% 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 Michigan.
Average Salaries for Video game design professionals and related professions in Michigan
Computer Animation |
$56,020 |
Computer Programming |
$69,010 |
Computer Science |
$70,556 |
Game Design |
$63,812 |
Video Game Design |
$61,948 |
Video game design professionals in Michigan earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Video Game Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Michigan
associate |
7 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 18 |
The number of students graduating from the 16 accredited video game design schools in Michigan is increasing. In Michigan, there were 65 graduates in 2006. And there were 134 graduates from video game design courses in 2010.
This represents a 106% increase in the number of video game design degree or certificate school graduates in Michigan state. Most of these graduates, or 39%, earned an associate's degree in video game design.