Visual Communications Schools In Georgia
There are 26 accredited visual communications schools in Georgia for faculty who teach visual communications classes to choose from. The trends in Georgia's visual communications academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in visual communications includes visual communications training at the following levels:
- Visual Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Visual Communications
- Bachelors degree in Visual Communications
- Masters degree in Visual Communications
- PhD degree in Visual Communications
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Georgia Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Georgia | 6,960 |
| National | 270,000 |
Of all of the visual communications professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in Georgia state.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Georgia
| 6,140 | 6,750 | 6,900 | 7,210 | 6,960 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Georgia, the field of visual communications is growing. There were 820 more visual communications professionals working in Georgia in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of visual communications professionals has grown by 13%. This is faster than the trend for visual communications professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of visual communications professionals has grown by 4% between 2006 and 2010.
Visual Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Georgia
| $47,620 | $48,150 | $44,372 | $42,772 | $44,072 |
| $42,452 | $44,373 | $45,309 | $46,939 | $48,171 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of visual communications professionals is growing, the salaries paid to visual communications professionals are decreasing in Georgia. Visual communications professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $47,620 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $44,072 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Georgia
10th percentile |
$25,268 |
25th percentile |
$30,940 |
50th percentile |
$40,730 |
75th percentile |
$54,362 |
90th percentile |
$68,188 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 8%. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. There is a 170% pay differential between the highest paid visual communications professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of visual communications in Georgia.
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Georgia
Art |
$54,884 |
Computer Animation |
$54,070 |
Drafting |
$47,865 |
Fashion Design |
$62,260 |
Graphic Design |
$48,760 |
Industrial Design |
$58,440 |
Interior Design |
$51,200 |
Visual Communications |
$44,072 |
Web Design |
$48,760 |
In Georgia, visual communications professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Georgia
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
21 |
master |
8 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
14 |
| Total | 55 |
The number of students graduating from the 26 accredited visual communications schools in Georgia is increasing. In Georgia, there were 534 graduates in 2006. And there were 955 graduates from visual communications courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Georgia by 79%. 38% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in visual communications.