Visual Communications Schools In Indiana
Indiana has 30 accredited visual communications schools where visual communications faculty who teach visual communications classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the visual communications academic community in Indiana, and the future trends in 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
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Professional Trends
Indiana Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Indiana | 3,970 |
| National | 270,000 |
Approximately 1% of the country's visual communications professionals work in Indiana state.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Indiana
| 4,090 | 4,290 | 4,300 | 3,880 | 3,970 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Indiana, the field of visual communications is shrinking. There were 120 less visual communications professionals working in Indiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 3% decline in the field. This decline is slower than the national trend for visual communications professionals which shows a 4% increase in the number of visual communications professionals working around the nation.
Visual Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Indiana
| $38,003 | $36,463 | $41,808 | $43,342 | $43,738 |
| $41,263 | $43,445 | $44,845 | $44,830 | $45,974 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of visual communications professionals is declining, the salaries paid to visual communications professionals are increasing in Indiana. Visual communications professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $38,003 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $43,738 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Indiana
10th percentile |
$23,085 |
25th percentile |
$27,218 |
50th percentile |
$35,745 |
75th percentile |
$54,902 |
90th percentile |
$67,155 |
This represents a 13% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of visual communications, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid visual communications professionals earning 191% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Indiana state.
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Indiana
Art |
$52,820 |
Computer Animation |
$46,420 |
Drafting |
$47,760 |
Fashion Design |
$54,160 |
Graphic Design |
$39,400 |
Industrial Design |
$51,830 |
Interior Design |
$39,370 |
Visual Communications |
$43,738 |
Web Design |
$39,400 |
Visual communications professionals in Indiana earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Indiana
associate |
18 |
bachelor |
18 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 41 |
The number of students graduating from the 30 accredited visual communications schools in Indiana is increasing. In Indiana, there were 356 graduates in 2006. And there were 424 graduates from visual communications courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Indiana by 19%. 44% of these graduates received an associate's degree in visual communications.