Video Game Design Schools
In San Francisco, California
The city of San Francisco has 3 schools where video game design faculty can find employment. The trends in San Francisco'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 following levels:
- Video Game Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Video Game Design
- Bachelors degree in Video Game Design
- Masters degree in Video Game Design
Statistics
Professional Trends
San Francisco Vs. California Video Game Design Employment
| San Francisco | 19,240 |
| California | 147,820 |
Exactly 19,240 of the 147,820 video game design professionals employed in California, work in San Francisco. The number of video game design professionals in San Francisco has grown by 473% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in San Francisco has also increased.
San Francisco Vs. California Video Game Design employment growth
| 35,550 | 37,850 | 40,850 | 37,430 | 147,820 |
| 3,360 | 4,150 | 5,090 | 5,290 | 19,240 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Grey: California
- Dark Yellow: San Francisco
Video Game Design VS. All professions salaries in San Francisco
| $68,815 | $73,690 | $75,895 | $77,990 | $87,890 |
| $54,770 | $57,810 | $60,430 | $61,940 | $63,290 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Video Game Design in San Francisco
- Dark Yellow: All Professions in San Francisco
In San Francisco, salaries for video game design professionals have increased. In 2010 San Francisco video game design professionals earned an average yearly salary of $87,890. Four years earlier in 2006, video game design professionals in San Francisco made an average salary of $68,815 per year. The growth in the salary of video game design professionals in San Francisco is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.
Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals in San Francisco
10th percentile |
$51,545 |
25th percentile |
$66,980 |
50th percentile |
$86,025 |
75th percentile |
$106,775 |
90th percentile |
$129,930 |
Video game design professionals make a median salary of $86,025 per year in San Francisco. The 10% of video game design professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $51,545 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $129,930 per year.
Average Salaries for Video game design professionals and related professions in San Francisco
Computer Animation |
$73,400 |
Video Game Design |
$87,890 |
Computer Science |
$90,690 |
Computer Programming |
$94,310 |
Game Design |
$96,815 |
Video game design professional salaries in San Francisco are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Video Game Design schools in San Francisco
There are 3 accredited video game design schools in the city. Many of San Francisco's video game design professionals are graduates of one of these schools.
Video Game Design Programs Offered In San Francisco
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 6 |
There are a total of 6 degree and certificate programs in video game design offered by San Francisco's video game design schools.
Student Completed Video Game Design Degrees In San Francisco
associate |
12 |
bachelor |
159 |
master |
111 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
12 |
| Total | 294 |
Approximately 294 students graduated from video game design courses in 2010.