Video Game Design Schools In Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 7 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 Wisconsin, and the future trends in video game design training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Video Game Design
- Bachelors degree in Video Game Design
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Professional Trends
Wisconsin Vs. National Video Game Design Employment
| Wisconsin | 21,200 |
| National | 1,051,700 |
Of all of the video game design professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Wisconsin state.
Employment Growth for Video game design professionals In Wisconsin
| 5,180 | 5,490 | 5,680 | 5,030 | 21,200 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Video Game Design is a growing field in Wisconsin. There were 16,020 more video game design professionals working in Wisconsin in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Wisconsin, this field has grown by 309% 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 Wisconsin
| $42,030 | $43,870 | $45,170 | $45,090 | $59,075 |
| $43,308 | $43,685 | $45,556 | $47,117 | $48,374 |
| 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 Wisconsin. The mean salary for video game design professionals in 2006 was $42,030 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $59,075 per year.
Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals in Wisconsin
10th percentile |
$37,480 |
25th percentile |
$45,350 |
50th percentile |
$57,082 |
75th percentile |
$70,180 |
90th percentile |
$85,605 |
This represents a 29% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 128% 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 Wisconsin.
Average Salaries for Video game design professionals and related professions in Wisconsin
Computer Animation |
$49,010 |
Computer Programming |
$68,190 |
Computer Science |
$68,008 |
Game Design |
$64,878 |
Video Game Design |
$59,075 |
In Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 8 |
As the number of video game design professionals is increasing in Wisconsin state, the number of students graduating from the 7 accredited video game design schools in Wisconsin state is also increasing. In 2006, 8 students graduated from video game design courses in Wisconsin. And in 2010, 43 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of video game design school degree or certificate graduates in Wisconsin by 438%. 50% of these graduates received an associate's degree in video game design.