Video Game Design Schools In Texas
Texas has 13 accredited video game design schools where video game design faculty who teach video game design classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the video game design academic community in Texas, 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
- Masters degree in Video Game Design
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Professional Trends
Texas Vs. National Video Game Design Employment
| Texas | 74,980 |
| National | 1,051,700 |
Of all of the video game design professionals in the country, nearly 7% are in the state of Texas.
Employment Growth for Video game design professionals In Texas
| 11,580 | 13,110 | 13,480 | 12,860 | 74,980 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Texas, video game design is a growing field. 63,400 more video game design professionals were working in Texas in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 547% growth in the field. This is faster 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 Texas
| $45,380 | $47,000 | $48,370 | $49,875 | $68,620 |
| $42,701 | $44,703 | $45,514 | $47,910 | $49,136 |
| 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 Texas. In 2006 video game design professionals made a mean salary of $45,380 per year, and in 2010 they made $68,620 per year.
Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals in Texas
10th percentile |
$38,218 |
25th percentile |
$49,600 |
50th percentile |
$64,672 |
75th percentile |
$84,055 |
90th percentile |
$105,462 |
Thus, there was a 34% growth in video game design professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 176% 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 Texas.
Average Salaries for Video game design professionals and related professions in Texas
Computer Animation |
$57,740 |
Computer Programming |
$79,990 |
Computer Science |
$73,072 |
Game Design |
$73,582 |
Video Game Design |
$68,620 |
In Texas, 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 Texas
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 19 |
The number of students graduating from the 13 accredited video game design schools in Texas is increasing. In Texas, there were 85 graduates in 2006. And there were 333 graduates from video game design courses in 2010.
This represents a 292% increase in the number of video game design degree or certificate school graduates in Texas state. Most of these graduates, or 37%, earned a bachelor's degree in video game design.