Visual Communications Schools In Kansas

In Kansas, there are 18 accredited schools where visual communications classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in visual communications in the state of Kansas, which encompasses 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

Kansas Vs. National Visual Communications Employment

Kansas	2,270
National	270,000

Of all of the visual communications professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Kansas.

Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Kansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2,530	2,380	2,520	2,260	2,270

Yellow: Actual Values

In Kansas, visual communications is a shrinking field. 260 less visual communications professionals were working in Kansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Kansas, this field has shrunk by 10% in four years. 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 Kansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$33,680	$30,915	$31,028	$35,890	$38,442
$41,394	$43,120	$44,217	$45,570	$46,014

Light Blue: Visual Communications
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to visual communications professionals are growing in Kansas. The mean salary for visual communications professionals in 2006 was $33,680 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $38,442 per year.

Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Kansas

10th percentile	$22,730
25th percentile	$28,705
50th percentile	$35,272
75th percentile	$45,782
90th percentile	$60,088

Thus, there was a 12% growth in visual communications professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Kansas state, within the field of visual communications, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid visual communications professionals earn 164% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Kansas

Art	$44,678
Computer Animation	$41,190
Drafting	$45,540
Graphic Design	$39,860
Industrial Design	$84,990
Interior Design	$44,660
Visual Communications	$38,442
Web Design	$39,860

Visual communications professionals in Kansas earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kansas

associate	15
bachelor	6
master	2
doctor	0
Certificate	3
Total	26

The number of students graduating from the 18 accredited visual communications schools in Kansas is decreasing. In Kansas, there were 253 graduates in 2006. And there were 159 graduates from visual communications courses in 2010.

There was a decrease in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas by 37%. 58% of these graduates received a associate's degree in visual communications.

Visual Communications Faculty Salaries in Kansas

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